(23 December 1802 – 3 May 1852).
English author and translator. She was the third child and only daughter of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his wife Sara Fricker.
Her first works were translations from Latin and medieval French. She then married and had several children for whom she wrote instructive verses. These were published as Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children in 1834 which included popular poems like The Months: “January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow.” In 1837, she published her longest original work – Phantasmion, A Fairy Tale – which also started as a story for her son Herbert.
Sara Coleridge. Photo:wikipedia.org
January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow.
Photo: nostalgicamerica. Meaning: January is the month when winter reaches its peak and snowfall is common. Symbol of warmth: Despite the cold of the snow, the expression refers to the warmth and coziness people experience, such as being together and enjoying warmth (literally and figuratively). Contrasts: It contrasts the cold of the outside world with the warmth people feel in their interactions and experiences. Origin:Seasonal change: January symbolizes winter and the accompanying snow. Warmth and coziness: Despite the cold of the snow, the expression refers to the warmth people experience in their interactions, such as coziness and togetherness. Author: The phrase is taken from a poem by Sarah Coleridge, in which she describes the beauty and challenges of winter.
Dull November brings the blast, Then the leaves are whirling fast.
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Hot July brings cooling showers, apricots, and gillyflowers.
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March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil.
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June brings tulips, lilies, roses, fills the children’s hands with posies.
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February brings the rain, thaws the frozen lake again.
Meaning🌦️:Literally: In February, rain falls and the winter ice begins to thaw. Figurative/cultural: Marker of the transition from deep winter to an early thaw. Helps children remember the months through recognizable weather images and simple rhymes (“rain/again”). About the author 👩🏫:Sara Coleridge (1802–1852) was an English writer and poet, daughter of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Known for pedagogical verses and literary works; “The Months” is her most quoted children’s verse. Short quote (original) ✒️: “February brings the rain, thaws the frozen lake again.”
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
