 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...Rose-buds whilst you may, Old Time is still a flying ; And that same flower that smiles to day Too morrow may be dying. The glorious 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...rose-buds whilst you may, Old Time is still a flying ; And that same flower that smiles to day Too morrow may be dying. The glorious 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... | |
 | Books - 1839 - 658 pages
...generally passes for poetry. ' TO THE VIRGINS. TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME. Gather ye rose-buds while you may ; Old Time is still aflying ; And this same flower, that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's agetting, VOL. u. (1839).... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 372 pages
...vivere lustro. Tu vero faustos quicunque voles hymenœos, Aspice in octavo qualis sit Delia lustro. XXI. 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. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting ; The sooner... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 342 pages
...vivere lustro. Tu vero faustos quicunque voles hymenaeos, Aspice in octavo qualis sit Delia lustro. XX. 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. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting ; The sooner... | |
 | William Linwood - College verse - 1846 - 340 pages
...lustro. Tu vero faustos quicunque voles hymenasos, Aspice in octavo qualis sit Delia lustro. XX. GATHEK 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's a-getting ; The sooner... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...honey yields, but never stings. To Ле Virgin», to make muck of Лаг Time. Gather the rose-buds, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1848 - 452 pages
...very heart, and where he frolics like a being made up of melody and pleasure ; as when he sings — " Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying ; And this same flower that blooms to-day, To-morrow will be dying." * [Told on the authority of Dryden. (Maloue, vol. iv. p. 612.)... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 468 pages
...very heart, and where he frolics like a being made up of melody and pleasure ; as when he sings — " Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that blooms to-day, To-morrow will be dying." * [Told on the authority of Dryden. (Malone, vol. iv. p. 6... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1850 - 524 pages
...efiusion of Herrick " to the Virgins, to make much of Time," beginning — •' Gather you 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 following "Answer" appeared in a publication not so well known as the... | |
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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.... 
