Poems on Several Occasions by Samuel Wesley. The Second Edition, with Additions |
An ANACREONTICK, Alter'd from Herbert.
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Poems on Several Occasions | ||
An ANACREONTICK, Alter'd from Herbert.
I pluck'd this Morn these beauteous Flow'rs,Emblem of my fleeting Hours;
'Tis thus, said I, my Life-time flies,
So it blooms, and so it dies.
And, Lo! how soon they steal away,
Wither'd e'er the Noon of Day.
Adieu! well-pleas'd, my End I see,
Gently taught Philosophy:
Fragrance and Ornament alive,
Physick after Death they give,
Let me throughout my little Stay
Be as useful, and as gay:
My Close as early let me meet,
So my Odour be as sweet!
Poems on Several Occasions | ||