Technically, it begins next week. Actually, itbegan with the epic sigh of relief that could besensed all over the U. S. right after Labor Day.Even before it arrives, Americans always manageto get into autumn. And no w...Technically, it begins next week. Actually, itbegan with the epic sigh of relief that could besensed all over the U. S. right after Labor Day.Even before it arrives, Americans always manageto get into autumn. And no wonder. It is easilythe most habitable season of the year. Indeed, autumn deserves a hymn - and ithas received far less tribute than it deserves. True,some mixed notices have come in over the cen-turies. Horace slandered autumn as a "dread" peri-od - "harvest-season of the Goddess of Death."展开更多
文摘Technically, it begins next week. Actually, itbegan with the epic sigh of relief that could besensed all over the U. S. right after Labor Day.Even before it arrives, Americans always manageto get into autumn. And no wonder. It is easilythe most habitable season of the year. Indeed, autumn deserves a hymn - and ithas received far less tribute than it deserves. True,some mixed notices have come in over the cen-turies. Horace slandered autumn as a "dread" peri-od - "harvest-season of the Goddess of Death."