 GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting; The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting....  Progressive Exercises in Latin Elegiac Verse - Page 56by Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 142 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 pages
...Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting; The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting ! That age is best, which is the first, When youth and...warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times shall succeed the former. •4. Then be not coy, but use your time ; And while ye may, go marry : <R»r... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pages
...the Sun, The higher he's a getting; The 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, and wont Times shall succeed the former. 4. Then be not coy, but use your time ; And while ye may, go marry... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting; The sooner will his. race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and...may, go marry : For, having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry. LXXIlt. TO THE LARK. GOOD speed, for I this day Betimes my mattins say ; Because... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 278 pages
...heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting; The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and...ye may, go marry : For, having lost but once your primef You may for ever tarry. LXXm. TO THE LARK. GOOD speed, for I this day Betimes my mattins say... | |
 | 1813 - 410 pages
...the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. The age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse and worst Time still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...Heaven, the Sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer to his setting. That Age is best which is the first, When youth, and blood are warmer ; And being spent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your... | |
 | 1817 - 524 pages
...heaven, the sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer to his setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth, and blood are wanner ; And being spent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but... | |
 | 1828 - 454 pages
...heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer be'* to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and...warmer ; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times thill succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry ; For having... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 pages
...he's a getting, The sooner will his raee be run. And nearer he's to setting. The age is best whieh is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent, the worse and worst Times still sueeeed the former. Then be not eoy, but use your time, And, whilst ye may, go marry t For having lost... | |
 | 1821 - 542 pages
...the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And near he's to setting. The age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being sjlent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And,... | |
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