 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 oldal
...Old Time is still a flying : And this same flower, that smiles to day, To morrow will be dying. 2. The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's...sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting ! 3. That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent, the worse,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 468 oldal
...specimens of his poetry may be acceptable. To the Virgins, to make much of lime, 1. Gather ye rose buds, while ye may ; Old Time is still a flying : And this same flower, that smiles to day, To morrow will be dying. 2. The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting;... | |
 | Thomas Evans - 1810 - 382 oldal
...that smiles to day, v To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best that is the first, While youth and blood are warmer, Expect not the last and worst,... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 oldal
...wear, Play ye at hide or seek, I'm sure to find ye there. LXXH. TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME. GATHER, ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying ; POEM LXXII.] This is perhaps the sweetest of onr poet's lyrick effusions ; to point it oat to the... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 458 oldal
...specimens of his poetry may be acceptable. To the Virgins, to make much of time. 1. Gather ye rose buds, while ye may ; Old Time is still a flying : And this same (lower that smiles to day, To morrow will be dying. 2. The sooner will his race be run. And nearer... | |
 | 1828 - 454 oldal
...fully shew All the yeere where cherries grow. To THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIIEIH TIME. iGather ye rosebuds, while ye may, Old Time is still a flying,...getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer be'* to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 442 oldal
...religious subjects, where his volatile genius was not in her oleHient. r ROBEBT HERRICK. SONG. GATHER the rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying...to-day To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 oldal
...subjeets, where his volatile genius was not in her rle ment. llOBEllT HERRICK. SONG. i . ; i-ui.u the rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying ; And this s»me flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heav'n, the sun. The... | |
 | 1821 - 538 oldal
...I., was a genuine descendant from that of Anacreon, as the following song will testify. Gather the rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying; And this same flower that smiles to-day The glorious light of heav'n, the sun, Tiie higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run,... | |
 | 1821 - 542 oldal
...I., was a genuine descendant from that of Anacreon, as the following song will testify. Gather the rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying; And this same flower that smiles to-dav To-morrow will be dying. The glorious light of heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The... | |
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The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times, still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye... 
