 Come, let us go while we are in our prime, And take the harmless folly of the time We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun; And as a vapour or a drop of rain Once lost,...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 3981891Full view - About this book
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 pages
...firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd; yet we're not a Maying! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take...grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty : Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun : And, as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
 | 1822 - 384 pages
...firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd ; yet we're not a Maying ! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take...grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty : Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun : And, as a vapour, or a drop. of... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 pages
...firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd ; yet we're not a Maying! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take...grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty : Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun : And, as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 444 pages
...firmament ; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks picked ; yet we're not a Maying ! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take...grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty : Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun : And, as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 404 pages
...firmament; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks picked; yet we're not a Maying! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take the harmless folly of the time i We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty: Our life is short, and our days ran... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 330 pages
...firmament ; Many a jest told of the keye's betraying This night, and locks pickt, yet w'are not a Maying. We shall grow old apace and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our dayes run As fast away as do's the sunne ; Aud as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...w'are not a Maying. Come, let us сое, while we arc in our prime, And take the liiinnlessc faille hemselves hear of it, they almost despair of recovery. Many are said to Our life is short, and our dayes run As fast away as do's the suuue } , And as a vapour, or a drop... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1825 - 334 pages
...yet w'are not a Maying. Come, let us goe, while we are in our prime, And take the harmlesse follie of the time. We shall grow old apace and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our dayes run As fast away as do's the sunne ; And as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...pickt; yet w'are not a Maying. Come, let us goe, while we are in our prime And take the narmlcssc follie of the time. We shall grow old apace and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our dayes run As fast away a« do's the sunn« ; And as a vapour, or a drop... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...yet w'are not a Maying. V Come, let us goe, while we are in our prime And take the harmlesse follie of the time. We shall grow old apace and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our dayes run As fast away a* do's the sunne ; And as a vapour, or a drop of... | |
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