 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 blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former.  The Blue Monday Book - Page 241905 - 53 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Maginn - 1857 - 524 pages
...beginning " Wirasthru then my beautiful jewel" is not the potato. HERRICK LATINIZED. SONG. BY HERBICK. GATHER ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles to-day, To morrow may be dying. The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun,... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 pages
...HBBBICK.] [ifuiic by JP KNIGHT. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may ; Old Time is still a flying ; And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be...glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a getting, . The sooner will hi& race be run, And nearer he's to setting. Then gather, &c. That age... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1859 - 660 pages
...VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME. 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...glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood... | |
 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...revisit my Cloudland. MACKAT. GATHER ye Kose-budg while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be...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. That age is best, which is... | |
 | William Allingham - English poetry - 1860 - 316 pages
...VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME. ATHER ye rosebuds while ye may ! Old Tune is still a-flying : And this same flower, that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sunv The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age... | |
 | Henry Reed - English poetry - 1860 - 336 pages
...rose-buds while ye may ; Old Time ig still a-flying ; And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow may 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." It was to this poet, Robert... | |
 | Aesthetics - 1861 - 144 pages
...Kichard Henry Stoddard. SONG. GATHER ye rose-buds as 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 Bun, The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. The age... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...dart: Each gloried in their wanton part; To make a beauty, she. Sir C. Sedley LXXXII COUNSEL TO GIRLS Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying : And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying. The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 438 pages
...Sedley LXXXII COUNSEL TO GIRLS * ATHER 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. The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he 'sa getting The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he 's to setting. That age is best which... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...slays all senses with the heart. SHARSPERE.— Romeo and Juliet, Act II. Scene 8. (Friar Laurence.) Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying : And this same flower, which smiles to day ; To-morrow will be dying. HERRICE. — Hesperides to the Virgins,... | |
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