Time & Brevity
To enjoy the Time.
From Hesperides (1648)
Time & Brevity
WHile Fates permits us, let's be merry;
Passe all we must the fatall Ferry:
And this our life too whirles away,
With the Rotation of the Day.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “To enjoy the Time.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/458/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “To enjoy the Time.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/458/.
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