"TEMPUS fugit," said the Romans; Yes, alas, 't is fleeting on; Ever coming, Ever going, Life is short, and soon 't is gone. But as I think of next vacation, Poring o'er these lessons huge, Ever harder, Ever longer, All I say is, "Let her fuge!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ULTIMA THULE: DEDICATION by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: DECEMBER by EDMUND SPENSER THE PRINCESS; A MEDLEY by ALFRED TENNYSON SONNET: A PREACHER by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH NIGHTINGALE AND CUCKOO by ALFRED AUSTIN DEATH AND THE MONK by ARTHUR E. BAKER |