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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by ANONYMOUS First Line: As swift as time put round the glass Last Line: For to be merry's to be wise Subject(s): Carpe Diem;drinks & Drinking | |||
"As swift as time put round the glass, And husband well life's little space; Perhaps your sun which shines so bright May set in everlasting night. Or if the sun again should rise, Death ere the morn may close our eyes. Then drink before it be too late, And snatch the present hour from fate. Come, fill a bumper, fill it round, Let mirth and wit and wine abound. In these alone true wisdom lies, For to be merry's to be wise." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN JOEY AWAKE NOW by GLYN MAXWELL RAISING A HUMID FLAG by THYLIAS MOSS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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