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Quotes by J. K. Hoyt

3 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Shout now! The months with loud acclaim, Take up the cry and send it forth; May breathing sweet her Spring perfumes, November thundering from the North. With hands upraised, as with one voice, They join their notes in grand accord; Hail to December! say they all, It gave to Earth our Christ the Lord!— filed under Months-November

Sun. Purple, violet, gold and white, Royal clouds are they; Catching the spear-like rays in the west- Lining therewith each downy nest, At the close of Summer day. Forming and breaking in the sky, I fancy all shapes are there; Temple, mountain, monument, spire; Ships rigged out with sails of fire, And blown by the evening air.— filed under Sunset

Orange. Citrus Aurantium. Yes, sing the song of the orange-tree, With its leaves of velvet green : With its luscious fruit of sunset hue, The fairest that ever were seen; The grape may have its bacchanal verse, To praise the fig we are free; But homage I pay to the queen of all, The glorious orange-tree.— filed under Trees And Plants-Palm