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“And let them pass, as they will too soon, With the bean-flowers' boon, And the blackbird's tune, And May, and June!”

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This book compiles a selection of Robert Browning's poetry from the years 1847 to 1861, showcasing his literary works during this period. more

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Robert Browning

Robert Browning was a prominent Victorian poet known for his intricate poetic structures and profound psychological insights. His works covered themes such as love, death, religion, and morality, and had a profound impact on later poets. more

“It always seemed to me that the herbaceous peony is the very epitome of June. Larger than any rose, it has something of the cabbage rose's voluminous quality; and when it finally drops from the vase, it sheds its petticoats with a bump on the table, all in an intact heap, much as a rose will suddenly fall, making us look up from our book or conversation, to notice for one moment the death of what had still appeared to be a living beauty.”

Looks Stills Book Moments Fall Quality Conversation Summer Tables Rose Look Up Shed June Bumps Vases Epitome Cabbage Peonies

Author:Vita Sackville-West

“June falls asleep upon her bier of flowers; In vain are dewdrops sprinkled o'er her, In vain would fond winds fan her back to life, Her hours are numbered on the floral dial.”

Fall Hours Fans Wind Flower Summer Vain June

Author:Lucy Larcom

“O months of blossoming, months of transfigurations, May without cloud and June stabbed to the heart, I shall not ever forget the lilacs or the roses Nor those the spring has kept folded away apart.”

Heart May Forget Months Summer Spring Rose Clouds June Blossoming Lilac Transfiguration

Book:Aragon: Poet of the French Resistance

Source: Aragon: Poet of the French Resistance

“A happy soul, that all the way To heaven hath a summer's day.”

Way Soul Heaven Summer June

Book:Complete Works

Source: Complete Works

“'Warm in December, cold in June, you say?' I don't suppose the water's changed at all. You and I know enough to know it's warm Compared with cold, and cold compared with warm. But all the fun's in how you say a thing.”

Knows Enough Fun Water Changed Cold Summer Warm June December

Book:The Road Not Taken and Other Poems: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: The Road Not Taken and Other Poems: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children's hands with posies.”

Children Hands Summer Rose June Lilies Posies

Book:Pretty lessons in verse, for good children; with some lessons in Latin in easy rhyme

Source: Pretty lessons in verse, for good children; with some lessons in Latin in easy rhyme

“No bought potpourri is so pleasant as that made from ones own garden, for the petals of the flowers one has gathered at home hold the sunshine and memories of summer, and of past summers only the sunny days should be remembered.”

Should Made Home Past Memories Flower Summer Garden Remembered Pleasant Sunshine July Sunny Petals Sunny Day Potpourri

Author:Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

“Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and gillyflowers.”

Summer Hot Showers July Cooling Apricots

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“The dandelions and buttercups gild all the lawn: the drowsy bee stumbles among the clover tops, and summer sweetens all to me.”

Summer Bees July Lawns Dandelions Clovers Drowsy Buttercup

Book:The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

Source: The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

“There are plenty of men who philander during the summer, to be sure, but they are usually the same lot who philander during the winter - albeit with less convenience.”

Men Summer Winter Plenty Convenience July

Author:Nora Ephron

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