Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.
Invocation to YouthLaurence Binyon (18691943)
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Joyous, O Youth, in the agèd world renew
Freshness to feel the eternities around it,
Rain, stars and clouds, light and the sacred dew.
The strong sun shines above thee:
That strength, that radiance bring!
If Winter come to Winter,
When shall men hope for Spring?