Then Wisdom again
His treasury of words unlocked;
Sung various maxims,
And thus expressed himself:—
“When the sun
Clearest shines
Serenest in the heaven,
Quickly are obscured
Over the earth
all other stars;
Because their brightness is not
Brightness at all,
Compared with
The sun’s light.
When mild blows
The south and western wind
Under the clouds.
Then quickly grow
The flowers of the field,
Joyful that they may:
But the stark storm,
When it strong comes
From north and east,
It quickly takes away
The beauty of the rose.
And also the northern storm,
Constrained by necessity,
hat is strongly agitated
Lashes the spacious sea
Against the shore,
Alas! that on earth
Aught of permanent
Work in the world
Does not ever remain.
(Alfred The Great)
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