O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturbed Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know.
William CowperThe earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
William Cowper