 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 Seiten
...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 ! That age is best, which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 Seiten
...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 spent, the worse; and worst Times... | |
 | Thomas Evans - 1810 - 380 Seiten
...buds while you may, Old time is still a flying ; And that same flower that smiles to day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,' , The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, . . 'il ,•• And nearer he's to setting. That age... | |
 | 1813 - 410 Seiten
...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. The age is best which is the... | |
 | 1828 - 454 Seiten
...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 be'* to setting. That age is best which is the... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 Seiten
...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 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... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 Seiten
...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 age is best, which is the lir.it. When youth and blood... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 Seiten
...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. That age is best which is 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.... 
