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The Poems of Robert Fergusson

Edited by Matthew P. McDiarmid

Fergusson, Robert (1750-1774)

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Since brightest beauty soon must fade,
That in life's spring so long has roll'd,
And wither in the drooping shade,
E'er it return to native mould:

Ye virgins, seize the fleeting hour,
In time catch Cytherea's joy,
Ere age your wonted smiles deflower,
And hopes of love and life annoy.