 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....  Notes and Queries - Page 3481850Full view - About this book
 | 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 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... | |
 | 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 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... | |
 | 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 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... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 470 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 will be dying. The glprious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer... | |
 | 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 will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, That... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 410 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 will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, That... | |
 | Robert Herrick - Elegiac poetry, English - 1825 - 334 pages
...TO THE 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 dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Poetry - 1826 - 318 pages
...song has few equals in our language. " 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 'sa getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...and pastoral gale of fancy." SONG. GATHER the 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 heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - English poetry - 1880 - 194 pages
...to line 3. EXERCISE LXXXIV. (HerricK). 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, The nearer... | |
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