Answer:
1. 'but when spring came, rich and warm, we raised our sight again'
2. 'success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold, and our campaign got off to a good start'.
3. 'promise hung about us like the leaves, and wherever we looked, ferns unfurled and birds broke into song'.
Explanation:
a symbol of hope here signifies source of inspiration or encouragement
there was a season they were down and un-motivated to continue going forward but not so with Spring
