 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pagina’s
...of his poetry jnay be acceptable. To e 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;... | |
 | William Beloe - 1807 - 908 pagina’s
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 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pagina’s
...Hirricl. And this same flow'r, that smiles 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. That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But, being... | |
 | 1813 - 410 pagina’s
...come back a thousand-fold, God bless her! God bless all such as she." TIME. ROBERT HERRICK. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a' flying;...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,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 pagina’s
...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 higher he's a getting, The sooner will his raee be run. And nearer he's to setting.... | |
 | 1821 - 542 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pagina’s
...me ; And hast command of every part, To live and die for thee. HERRICK. SONG TO THE VIRGINS. GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying...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,... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 pagina’s
...Play ye at hide or seeke, I'm sure to find ye there. TO THE VIRGIN'S, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME. GATHER ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying...higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, That age is best, which is the lir.it. When youth and blood are wanner ; But being spent, the worse... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pagina’s
...me ; And hast command of every part, To live and die for thee. HERRICK. SONG TO THE VIRGINS. GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying...higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But, being spentt the worse... | |
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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. Then be not coy, but use... 
