“Spanish rain,A maiden’s dress,Apothecary pillsAnd ancient thrills;Melancholy killsA girl’s caress.(—Roman Payne; Valencia, Spain, November 2nd 2012)”
“The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.”
“Walk in Sunshine, Kissed by Rain, Caressed by the Breeze....”
“Espousing the melancholy of ancient symbols, I would have freed myself.”
“If England had not used the services of privateers and pirates during its long struggle with Spain, there is some likelihood that people today in North America would be speaking Spanish rather than English.”
“They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house.”