Time & Brevity
Long and Short Life.
From Poetical Works (Gilfillan, 1857)
Time & Brevity
Circles are praised, not that abound
In largeness, but th'exactly round:
So life we praise that does excel
Not in much time, but acting well.
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MLA
Waller, Edmund. “Long and Short Life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/waller/146/.
Chicago
Waller, Edmund. “Long and Short Life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/waller/146/.
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