Quote by Michael Drayton

Must, bid the Morn awake!Sad Winter now declines,Each bird doth choose a mate;This day's Saint Valentine's.For that good bishop's sakeGet up and let us seeWhat beauty it shall beThat Fortune us assigns.

Must, bid the Morn awake!Sad Winter now declines,Each bird d

Summary

This quote from John Donne's poem "Epithalamion Made at Lincoln's Inn" celebrates the arrival of spring on Saint Valentine's Day. It urges the morning to awaken and signals the end of winter, as birds begin to form pairs. The speaker asks everyone to rise and witness the beauty that fate has in store for them on this day, keeping in mind Saint Valentine's influence and the joyous significance of love.

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