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Poem
April 14, 1890
The Evening World
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A light-hearted poem personifying Spring as a beautiful maiden superior to Winter and Summer girls, celebrated in her Easter bonnet and fine clothes, inviting the reader to church to see her.
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The Spring Girl.
The Winter girl is going and the Summer girl is coming:
The buds are on the trees, and the birds begin to sing.
And we're nearing fast the time when we'll hear the bees a-humming
For already earth rejoices with the promise of the Spring.
The Winter girl and Summer girl have charms, there's no denying;
The one in furs rejoicing, the other in pink;
But for the maiden of the Spring no lover is there sighing;
No vernal poet yet to her has sung a tuneful lay.
And yet we know she's fairer, sweeter, than the two together
In her handsome, new Spring bonnet and her raiment fine and gay;
She's like the lily and the rose in one, when she's fine weather
And she walks to church with modest air on joyous Easter day.
Talk not about your Winter or your Summer miss, I pray you;
The furs and sealskins the one, the other's in robes of rose
But go to church with me on Easter Sunday—
will repay you
And see the spring girl blooming in her bonnet and new clothes.
—Boston Courier.
The Spring Girl.
The Winter girl is going and the Summer girl is coming:
The buds are on the trees, and the birds begin to sing.
And we're nearing fast the time when we'll hear the bees a-humming
For already earth rejoices with the promise of the Spring.
The Winter girl and Summer girl have charms, there's no denying;
The one in furs rejoicing, the other in pink;
But for the maiden of the Spring no lover is there sighing;
No vernal poet yet to her has sung a tuneful lay.
And yet we know she's fairer, sweeter, than the two together
In her handsome, new Spring bonnet and her raiment fine and gay;
She's like the lily and the rose in one, when she's fine weather
And she walks to church with modest air on joyous Easter day.
Talk not about your Winter or your Summer miss, I pray you;
The furs and sealskins the one, the other's in robes of rose
But go to church with me on Easter Sunday—
will repay you
And see the spring girl blooming in her bonnet and new clothes.
—Boston Courier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Spring Girl
Seasons Personified
Easter Bonnet
Winter Summer
Vernal Poet
What entities or persons were involved?
—Boston Courier.
Poem Details
Title
The Spring Girl.
Author
—Boston Courier.
Subject
Personification Of Spring As A Maiden
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
The Winter Girl Is Going And The Summer Girl Is Coming:
But For The Maiden Of The Spring No Lover Is There Sighing;
She's Like The Lily And The Rose In One, When She's Fine Weather
And She Walks To Church With Modest Air On Joyous Easter Day.
But Go To Church With Me On Easter Sunday— Will Repay You