Season

 1 Spring|   times we chance to hear him speak his mind,~Then e'en a simple
 2 Spring|    crafty philosophers: ~They speak not of such things as they
 3 Summer|       like a father, he would speak up for the wretch. ~Thus,
 4 Summer|       poor thing dares not to speak up when he should. ~And
 5 Summer|    worse, they now attempt to speak in lisping French ~And,
 6 Autumn|      and ladies of high rank ~Speak but in accents sweet and
 7 Autumn| influence, ~Is too ashamed to speak of Him who rules all things; , ~
 8 Autumn|   with my homely words, ~As I speak but the truth in plain and
 9 Autumn|        When Prussians did not speak the strident German tongue, ~
10 Autumn|    sires were e'en ashamed to speak of them,~Until the Frenchmen
11 Winter|    the French. ~They learn to speak our tongue, as they enjoy
12 Winter|   deeds and ways.~Yea, let us speak and act as all good people
13 Winter|       s Prayer says, scold or speak ill of him.~For the pathetic
14 Winter|       Ah, if these oxen could speak the Lithuanian tongue,~For