Thou comest, Autumn, heralded by the rain,
With banners, by great gales incessant fanned,
Brighter than brightest silks of Samarcand,
And stately oxen harnessed to thy wain!
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It is autumn; not without
But within me is the cold.
Youth and spring are all about;
It is I that have grown old.
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It is autumn; not without
But within me is the cold.
Youth and spring are all about;
It is I that have grown old.
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With what a glory comes and goes the year!
The buds of spring, those beautiful harbingers
Of sunny skies and cloudless times, enjoy
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