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Poem
March 22, 1770
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Poem allegorizing human life stages as the four seasons: boyhood as verdant spring of hopes, youth as passionate summer, manhood as fruitful autumn, and old age as chilling winter leading to death.
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POETS CORNER.
The FOUR SEASONS of LIFE.
The boyhood represents the verdant spring,
Budding with tender blossoms and frail hopes.
Next comes of youth the hot distemper'd summer,
Pregnant with every danger to its bloom,
The calenture of blood, and storms of passions.
Then manhood's mellow'd, autumn takes its turn,
When flowers, now ripen'd into fruits, bring forth
Sententious gravity, and steady action.
And now the hoary winter of old age,
With nipping blasts, strips and deforms the year,
Locks up with ice the current of the blood,
Snows on the mountain top, and chills the vallies;
Health, beauty, vigour, perish all with cold,
Whilst life sits shuddering at th' approach of death.
Newmarket, March 8, 1770.
The FOUR SEASONS of LIFE.
The boyhood represents the verdant spring,
Budding with tender blossoms and frail hopes.
Next comes of youth the hot distemper'd summer,
Pregnant with every danger to its bloom,
The calenture of blood, and storms of passions.
Then manhood's mellow'd, autumn takes its turn,
When flowers, now ripen'd into fruits, bring forth
Sententious gravity, and steady action.
And now the hoary winter of old age,
With nipping blasts, strips and deforms the year,
Locks up with ice the current of the blood,
Snows on the mountain top, and chills the vallies;
Health, beauty, vigour, perish all with cold,
Whilst life sits shuddering at th' approach of death.
Newmarket, March 8, 1770.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Seasons Of Life
Boyhood Spring
Youth Summer
Manhood Autumn
Old Age Winter
Mortality
Passions
Death
Poem Details
Title
The Four Seasons Of Life.
Subject
The Four Seasons Of Life
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
The Boyhood Represents The Verdant Spring,
Budding With Tender Blossoms And Frail Hopes.
Whilst Life Sits Shuddering At Th' Approach Of Death.