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Yes, cherish Pleasure!
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
As over meadows
Cloud-masses throng,
So sweep the Shadows
Of Earth along.
Cloud-masses throng,
So sweep the Shadows
Of Earth along.
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The years are hasting
To swift decay;
Life's lamp is wasting
By day and day.
To swift decay;
Life's lamp is wasting
By day and day.
Yet cherish Pleasure!
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
For him the hours are
Enamelled years;
His laughing flowers are
Undulled by tears.
Enamelled years;
His laughing flowers are
Undulled by tears.
With him the starry
And regal wine
Best loves to tarry
Where sun-rays shine.
And regal wine
Best loves to tarry
Where sun-rays shine.
And when Night closes
Around his sky,
In graves of roses
His Buried lie.
Around his sky,
In graves of roses
His Buried lie.
Then cherish Pleasure!
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
To him alone
'Tis given to measure
Time's jewelled zone.
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