 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...  Accepted Addresses; Or, Proemium Poetarum: To which are Added, Macbeth ... - Page 1651813 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...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 your time ; And while ye may, go marry... | |
 | Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...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,... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...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
...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
...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 time, And while ye may, go marry ; For... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 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... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1821 - 542 pages
...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 sjlent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 470 pages
...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 :... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...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 :... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...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 your time ; And,... | |
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