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To the Virgins to make much of Time by Robert Herrick
| Podcast: | Classic Poetry Aloud |
| Rank: | #39 |
| Category: | Arts > Literature |
| City: | London |
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Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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To the Virgins to make much of Time
by Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674)
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.
First aired: 11 December 2007
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| Title: | To the Virgins to make much of Time by Robert Herrick |
| Author: | Classic Poetry Aloud |
| Description: | R Herrick read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------------------- To the Virgins to make much of Time by Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) 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 glori... |
