At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season grows.
2006-12-20 16:42:35 · 4 answers · asked by Omar Siddiqui 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;
But like of each thing that in season grows.
William Shakespeare, Love's Labour Lost
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616)
As other readers have said he wishes to appreciate each season for what it is.
2006-12-21 04:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that so I don't know who says it, but basically the person just appreciates each season. They don't want to see flowers at Christmastime, and in the spring they don't wish it was snowing. So I guess the moral of it is just to appreciate life as it comes and take it one day at a time.
2006-12-21 00:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by jackdaniels4meee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the author doesn't want a rose around Christmas time just like he/she doesn't want snow in May. But he/she wants whatever comes in the right season to come in that season.
i.e. rose in May and snow at Christmas
2006-12-21 00:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by thinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard it, but basically it is saying that the person (I) appreciates the seasons for what they bring and not what was lost from the last season.
A great way to live, don't you think?
2006-12-21 01:17:10 · answer #4 · answered by LadyMagick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋