Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 45
ATHER ye rose-buds as ye may,Old Time is still a-flying;And this same flower that smiles to-dayTo-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun. The higher hes a-getting,The sooner will his race be run, And nearer hes to setting. The age is best which is the first.When youth and blood… … 18
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