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It cumeth wyth no warnen;
I finde it verye sadenynge
When sudenlye one mornen
Ye Sun is bryte,
Ye Herte is lyte,
And grene is hedge adornynge."},{"__typename":"ArticleLegacyHtml","tagName":"P","idAttr":"","className":"poemSection","style":"","innerHtml":"Meselfe is never fulle preparde
For Sprynge’s entycements hedye;
Me wyntere Soule to Apryl bared
Is stolyd stille, and stedye;
Me senses wear
Wule underware —
Me Spiryf is unredye!"}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"isFranchise":false,"__typename":"Category","displayName":"Poem","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/category/poem/","slug":"poem"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:30646","displayName":"William Roberts","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/william-roberts/","biography":{"default":null,"__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","slug":"william-roberts"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1954/04/ye-sprynge-old-cynics-carol/643056/","title":"Ye Sprynge: Old Cynic's Carol","seoTitle":"Ye Sprynge: Old Cynic's Carol","dateModified":"2022-05-27T13:34:44Z","datePublished":"1954-04-01T05:00:00Z","hasMeter":false,"primaryChannel":null,"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"Ye Sprynge: Old Cynic's Carol","issue":{"url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/1954/04/","issueName":"April 1954","__typename":"MagazineIssue","slug":"195404"},"editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/643056/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1954/04/ye-sprynge-old-cynics-carol/643056/","syndication":"NONE","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[],"watsonInfo":null,"slug":"ye-sprynge-old-cynics-carol","grapeshot":{"segments":[],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"},"isArchive":true}}

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