| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...to day, To morrow will be dying. 2. 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 ! 3. That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent, the worse,... | |
| Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...all such as she." TIME. ROBERT HERRICK. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a' flying; And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow...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. The age is best which is the... | |
| Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...Lamp of 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... | |
| English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...lamp of 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
...VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIIEIH TIME. iGather ye rosebuds, while ye may, Old Time is still a flying, And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow...glorious lamp of 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... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 440 pages
...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.... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 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,... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...for thee. HERRICK. SONG TO THE VIRGINS. GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying ; And this same flower, that smiles to-day, To-morrow...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... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...for thee. HERRICK. SONG TO THE VIRGINS. GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a flying ; And this same flower, that smiles to-day, To-morrow...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 the... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 pages
...THE VIRGIN'S, 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...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 lir.it. When youth and blood... | |
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