The Avenue
To the tired traveller in summer's heat, The thought of airy trees is sweet. Come, in my straight stretched arms discover A leafy road, thou weary Lover.
Anna Wickham
To the tired traveller in summer's heat, The thought of airy trees is sweet. Come, in my straight stretched arms discover A leafy road, thou weary Lover.
Anna Wickham imagines the avenue itself speaking to someone worn out by heat and travel. The speaker offers what the tired traveller has been longing for: a cool, leafy path sheltered by trees. The phrase “straight stretched arms” makes the trees sound like open arms, welcoming and protective.
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