Various signs of returning Spring—
——songful Spring—
Whose looks are melody,
occur at different times during this month. The month of February in England may well be compared to the month of April in America.”
The author of “The Sabbath” thus vividly paints the sterility of this month, and its effects upon the “rural populace.”
All outdoor work
Now stands; the wagoner, with wish-bound feet,
And wheel-spokes almost filled, his destined stage
Scarcely can gain. O’er hill, and vale, and wood,
Sweeps the snow-pinioned blast, and all things veils