English Poetry. Robert Herrick. To Be Merry. Роберт Геррик (Херрик).

Robert Herrick (Роберт Геррик (Херрик))

To Be Merry

Let's now take our time,
While we're in our prime,
And old, old age is afar off;
For the evil, evil days
Will come on apace,
Before we can be aware of.

Robert Herrick’s other poems:

1. A Paranaeticall, or Advisive Verse to His Friend, Mr John Wicks
2. Upon Julia’s Recovery
3. To His Mistress, Objecting to Him Neither Toying or Talking
4. The Present Time Best Pleaseth
5. The Definition of Beauty

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