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... youth . The heavens made haste , and stayed nor years nor time ; The fruits of age grew ripe in thy first prime : Thy will , thy words ; thy words , the seals of truth . Great gifts and wisdom rare employed thee thence , To treat from ...
... youth . The heavens made haste , and stayed nor years nor time ; The fruits of age grew ripe in thy first prime : Thy will , thy words ; thy words , the seals of truth . Great gifts and wisdom rare employed thee thence , To treat from ...
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... youth's opening holiday ! Right it is old age should ponder On grave matters fraught with care ; Tender youth is free to wander , Free to frolic light as air . Like a dream our prime is flown , Prisoned in a study ; Sport and folly are ...
... youth's opening holiday ! Right it is old age should ponder On grave matters fraught with care ; Tender youth is free to wander , Free to frolic light as air . Like a dream our prime is flown , Prisoned in a study ; Sport and folly are ...
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... youth's own , Tender youth and ruddy . Live we like the gods above ; This is wisdom , this is truth : Chase the joys of tender love In the leisure of our youth ! Keep the vows we swore together , Lads , obey that ordinance ; Seek the ...
... youth's own , Tender youth and ruddy . Live we like the gods above ; This is wisdom , this is truth : Chase the joys of tender love In the leisure of our youth ! Keep the vows we swore together , Lads , obey that ordinance ; Seek the ...
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A. E. HOUSMAN ADELAIDE CRAPSEY Annabel Lee Babette Deutsch beauty body breast breath bright cold Collected Poems dark dead dear death deep delight dost doth dream dust dying earth EMILY DICKINSON eternal eyes fade fair fame fate fear fire flower Gilbert Murray glory gone grave grief grow hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven hope hour human immortal JOHN KEATS JOHN MASEFIELD JOSEPH AUSLANDER kings LANGSTON HUGHES Laurence Binyon life's light lips live look lover Lucretius mortal Nature never night o'er once pain pass peace praise rendezvous with Death rest rose shadow shalt shining sigh sing sleep song Sonnet sorrow soul spirit spring stars sweet tears tender thee thine things thou art thought tomb tread VINCENT MILLAY voice weep WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind youth