 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...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, and wont Times shall succeed the former. 4. Then be not coy, but use... | |
 | Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...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 still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your... | |
 | Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...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 first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse and worst Time still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time,... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...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
...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 first, When youth and blood are warmer ; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times thill succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...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 are warmer ; But, being spentt the worse : and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 470 pages
...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... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Herrick - Elegiac poetry, English - 1825 - 334 pages
...the Sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run, And neerer 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... | |
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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... 
