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To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
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.
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 ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
For most of us it's a bit late to follow this literally. But News Year Eve, and the pleasure found there remind me that this is a good principle, no matter what age we are.
What we have now is can only be enjoyed now. Next year may offer good things, but likely not exactly what is available now. So why wait? Laissez le bon temps roulez!
Ha
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.
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 ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
For most of us it's a bit late to follow this literally. But News Year Eve, and the pleasure found there remind me that this is a good principle, no matter what age we are.
What we have now is can only be enjoyed now. Next year may offer good things, but likely not exactly what is available now. So why wait? Laissez le bon temps roulez!
Ha