Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875.
John Keats CCLXXXIV. The Human SeasonsF
There are four seasons in the mind of man:—
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
Spring’s honey’d cud of youthful thought he loves
To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook:
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.