Show comments from dixie by E A DAVIS cleveland tenn for lo 10 the water winter is past the ram rain is over and gone the flowers appear on the earth the time of the singing of birds is come and abe voice of the turtle is heard in te w I 1 a ir land the fig tree forth C er green figs and the i vines mes with tie tender grape give a good smell this quotation is from the song of soloman and is one of the most bea dutiful phrased in all the recorded thoughts of man it puts music in our hearts just as the coming of spring revives our spirits bobbins robbins used to be the first bar har binger of the vernal season but now everyone keeps his eye peeled for the initial batch of tourists coming down the highway the flowers the grass the birds and bees and the balmy breezes are incidental mci dental it is the coming and going of the ous flat landers and tou toun that changes the seasons when th ey come its spring when they lea ve its fall what a tragedy that man created in gods own image and capable of enjoying the created works of his master should ignore the eternal wonder and bystry of the changing seasons as evidenced by nature and instead avidly anticipate afie revenue producing flow of out of state automobiles as the herald of ot a new season musing on this very tieme back in the early 1700 s al aexander pope wrote speaking of man A being darkly wise and rudely great with too much knowledge for the sceptic side with too much weakness for the stoic s pride he hangs between in ia doubt to act or rest in doubt to deem himself a god or beast in his mind or bo dy to prefer born but to die and reasoning but to err alike in ig norance his reason such wether he thinks too little or too much chaos of thought and passion all confused still by himself abused or disabused created half to rise and half to fall fail great lord of all things yet a prey to all sole jud lad ge of truth in endless error hurl ed the glory jest and riddle of the world |