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... The Quaker Cross: A Story of the Old Bowne House - Page 21by Cornelia Mitchell Parsons - 1911 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 pages
...Old Time is still a flying : And this same flower, that smiles to day. To morrow will be dying. 2. The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's...are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times shall succeed the former. •4. Then be not coy, but use your time ; And while ye may, go marry... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pages
...Old Time is still a flying : And this same flower, that smiles to day, To morrow will be dying. 2. The glorious lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's...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 pages
...Hirricl. And this same flow'r, 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...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,... | |
| Thomas Evans - 1810 - 382 pages
...that smiles to day, v To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best that is the first, While youth and blood are warmer, Expect not the last and worst, Time still succeeds... | |
| 1813 - 410 pages
...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...will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. The age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse and... | |
| Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer to his setting. That Age is best which is the first, When youth, and blood are warmer ; And being spent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your... | |
| 1817 - 524 pages
...lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he is getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer to his setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth, and blood are wanner ; And being spent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but... | |
| 1828 - 454 pages
...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...getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer be'* to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 440 pages
...he's a getting, The sooner will his raee be run. And nearer he's to setting. The age is best whieh is the first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent, the worse and worst Times still sueeeed the former. Then be not eoy, but use your time, And, whilst ye may, go marry t... | |
| 1821 - 542 pages
...flying; And this same flower that smiles to-dav To-morrow will be dying. The glorious light of heav'n, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And near he's to setting. The age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being... | |
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