Memoir and Letters
A source page for quotes linked to Sara Coleridge.
“April brings the primrose sweet, / Scatters daisies at our feet.”
“there is nothing so uncertain and slippery as fact.”
“avarice is especially, I suppose, a disease of the imagination.”
“The Poplar grows up straight and tall, The Pear-tree spreads along the wall”
“June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children's hands with posies.”
“Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and gillyflowers.”
“January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow.”
“Fresh October brings the pheasant, Then to gather nuts is pleasant.”
“Dull November brings the blast, Then the leaves are whirling fast.”
“Chill December brings the sleet, Blazing fire, and Christmas treat.”
“February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again.”