Love
A Greek Epigram. A short Life and a sweet. To his dear Friend Mr. Edw. Taylour
From Poems and Translations (1689)
MY Fortune-tellers this ill Caution give,
Oh! 'tis sad news, I have not long to live.
So say my Stars and they, but what care I?
Sooner or later, all must die.
But let us stay and drink before we go,
'Tis a way I never went, and do not know.
Bacchus is well acquainted with the Road,
And never goes this Stage without a load.
On such a Horse if I below can ride,
Why should I go on foot without a Guide?
Codex Note
Translated from a Greek epigram.
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Goodall, Charles. “A Greek Epigram. A short Life and a sweet. To his dear Friend Mr. Edw. Taylour.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/60/.
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Goodall, Charles. “A Greek Epigram. A short Life and a sweet. To his dear Friend Mr. Edw. Taylour.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/60/.
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