And as when all the summer trees are seen
So bright and green,
The Holly leaves a sober hue display
Less bright than they,
But when the bare and wintry woods we see,
What then so cheerful as the Holly Tree?
(Quando gli alberi appaiono // così luminosi e verdi,// le foglie dell’agrifoglio mostrano un colore più misurato //meno luminoso degli [...]