# Nature — Verses on Various Occasions character guide

> Nature in Verses on Various Occasions by John Henry Newman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** V Nature, great Nature

**First appearance:** 0007-v-nature-and-art

## Who they are

Personified natural world, contrasted with divine grace.

## In the story

### [I: Solitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/i-solitude)

Personified as a spirit ranging through earth, stream, and air, contrasted with lifeless art; described as lovely and a source of joy.

### [V: Nature and Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/v-nature-and-art)

Personified as a powerful, life-giving spirit that the speaker venerates.

### [Snapdragon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/vii-snapdragon)

Referenced as the source of braver flowers and the natural world the speaker contrasts with its own artificial home.

### [XI: My Lady Nature and Her Daughters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xi-my-lady-nature-and-her-daughters)

Personified as 'My Lady Nature,' depicted as a radiant, industrious, and playful force that mirrors the virtues and adornments of ladies.

### [Sleeplessness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/l-sleeplessness)

Referenced as the source of a withering ban that punishes human pride.

### [CXII: The Elements](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxii-the-elements)

The framework within which man is permitted to scan and learn, yet ultimately subject to divine control.

### [CLXI: The Month of Mary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/clxi-the-month-of-mary)

Described through green leaves, flowers, grass, and sunshine, all subject to decay and transience.

### [Heathen Greece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/clxix-heathen-greece)

Described as scornful of earth's fading green robes, standing in undecayed beauty.

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