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Back to Previous. Spring, the sweet spring. By Thomas Nashe. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day,
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The first stanza depicts the beauty of nature during the spring season. The lyrical voice states that spring “is the year’s pleasant king”. “Spring” is personified and contrasted with the rest of the seasons, by emphasizingits sweetness (“the sweet spring”) and its unique qualities (“the year’s pleasant king”). No other season compares to spring, a...
The second stanza continues to portray the beauty of nature during the springtime. The “palm and may” refer to spring festivities in the form of synecdoche(a part of something that refers to the whole of something). These celebrations bring joy to the people, they give a sense of a new start, and they “make country houses gay”. In this pastoral sce...
The final stanza introduces the symbolicmeaning of spring. The lyrical voice says “The fields breathe sweet”. Here, the countryside is personified, implying that nature is reinvigorated by the fields and the flowers in it (“the daisies kiss our feet”). This countryside feels like an idyllic place where everyone can go; from “Young lovers” to “old w...
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May 13, 2011 · Nature. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
Jan 21, 2023 · Spring, the sweet spring! Thomas Nashe (1567-1601) Uplifting poem that reflects the uplifting nature of the arrival of Spring in a time of no central heating and where the transition...
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by Thomas Nashe. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
Spring, the sweet spring! Schelling, Felix E., Ed. A Book of Elizabethan Lyrics. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1895. 52. to Works of Thomas Nashe. Site copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on January 21, 2001. Last updated on March 6, 2007.
