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In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love

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  1. Spring is the season for love. This line is from a poem, “Locksley Hall,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.


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As Alfred, Lord Tennyson, once put it, “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”

From Los Angeles Times

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”

From Seattle Times

I will end with this:"In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" in Locksley Hall by Tennyson.

From BBC

"In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love."

From Project Gutenberg

Then the little man stuffed his big handkerchief back in his bosom, and went on down the trail, humming softly to himself: "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love."

From Project Gutenberg