Friday, January 3, 2003

Winter Comments

Rating: 3.5

When icicles hang by the wall
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail,
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William Shakespeare
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Shaun Cronick 28 March 2020

Simply superb and great.

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Shaun Cronick 28 March 2020

Superb! The best of the best.

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Jeanette Telusma 24 June 2019

A lovely poem. I really enjoyed reading it.

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khaan 14 January 2019

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Harsh rajput 27 December 2018

Superb poem

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maxim 05 December 2018

not cool broi i really feel offended

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Fayzan 03 November 2018

YEP another great poem to analysis

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JIMMBO 08 July 2018

Another great poem I learnt at grammar school 1954, and I can still quote it.William, your a genius

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MarieRobinson 04 June 2018

The best poem about winter ever the images as fresh as they were back in the 16th. Century, they all ring true today.

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anonomys 20 April 2018

good poem but could be better

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Barbara Bryce 02 March 2018

I think this poem is just incredible, it is one of my favourites ever. I am not interested in analysing every single line or word. As far as l am concerned from the first time l read it it made me shiver, the freezing weather conveyed through the characters is just amazing. You can clearly visualise the setting and the conditions, amazing.

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George Henry U.K. 28 February 2018

Studied the poem Winter for gcse English literature along with Macbeth Thos Hardy Under the greenwood tree along with other pieces which I cannot remember. This was 1948/ 50

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Sarah Steel 17 December 2017

I first read this in Grade School and loved it dearly then. With so very few words he does paint a complete picture of the winters I recall. It almost makes me cold. Did I shiver?

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Indira Renganathan 26 January 2017

Wonderful poem from the great poet...repetition of the staring owl, and Joan doth keel the pot. adds more grace to the poem....excellent description of winter

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Akhtar Jawad 09 January 2015

A beautiful poem................................

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John Richter 09 January 2015

Not a huge Shakespeare fan - though this poem seems palatable. Still the language barrier causes me to wonder too much to really enjoy. Blowing a nail? I agree that 'ways be foul' probably means any trek outdoors. A commenter below mentioned that the narrator might be in love. I didn't get that feeling. Unless 'greasy Jane' is a heck of a lot more attractive than she sounds!

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Stephen W 15 July 2016

It's about winter.

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Lorraine 02 March 2018

He is blowing on his nails/hands to keep warm

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Stephen W 09 January 2015

'ways be foul' probably means 'paths are muddy'

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Stephen W 09 January 2015

'ways be foul' probably means 'paths are muddy'.

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Karen Sinclair 09 January 2014

A nice warming write of Tom Dick Marion and Joan Surprisingly easy calming write by The Man. Seems to be the write of a man in love who is appreciating the smaller niceties in life with humour.

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* Sunprincess * 09 January 2014

..........a perfect poem for winter...

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