The woods decay, the woods decay and fall, The vapors weep their burthen to the ground, Man comes and tills the field and lies beneath, And after many a summer dies the swan.
Tithonus — in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Tithonus
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Tithonus; Exact wording and attribution checked. Spoken by Tithonus, a fictional character, in Tithonus.
- Tithonus
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