 | 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...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 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 he's to setting.... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - English poetry - 1830 - 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...glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, The nearer he's to setting. Stanza I. 1, 2. Gather flowers,... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...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 Age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood... | |
 | Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...below. So when Love speechless is, she doth express A depth in love, and that depth bottomless. 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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...are, and with teares brought forth." 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 heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer he's to setting.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...are, and with teares brought forth. 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 heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer he's to setting.... | |
 | 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,...lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's agetting, VOL. u. (1839). NO. ii. x The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is... | |
 | 1839 - 56 pages
...thee. PORTION OP A SONG. BY THE SAME. Gather the rose-buds while ye may, Old time is still a flying- ; And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow...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. LINES. BY MA YN E . Time... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...life is done. ROBERT HERRICK. 1591. 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 he's to setting.... | |
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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 your time, And while you may, go marry : For having lost but... 
