Who said “The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! But beauty faded has no second spring.”?

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Ambrose Philips. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLobbing, The First Pastoral (1709), line 55.

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Philips, A. (n.d.). The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! But beauty faded has no second spring. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7789-the-flowers-anew-returning-seasons-bring-but-beauty/

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Philips, Ambrose. “The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! But beauty faded has no second spring.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7789-the-flowers-anew-returning-seasons-bring-but-beauty/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Philips, Ambrose. “The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! But beauty faded has no second spring.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7789-the-flowers-anew-returning-seasons-bring-but-beauty/.

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