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Jul. 27th, 2016 at 9:32 AM
Thomas Edwin Mostyn (British, 1864-1930)
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May,1899
Oil on canvas ; 36 x 60 inches
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elle_belle10's FB pg)To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
Robert Herrick, 1591 - 1674
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow 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 forever tarry.
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Thanks for sharing, Cat!
You're most welcome!
Edited 2016-07-27 08:32 pm (UTC)
You can have a look here:
https://www.facebook.com/seekingbeautygallery/
and here:
https://www.facebook.com/elina.bell?fref=nf
(in the last two years or so, she'd been posting on FB rather than on LJ)