The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] ... With a Copious Index. To which is prefixed Some Account of his Life. In Four Volumes |
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The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] | ||
TO TIME.
AN ANACREONTIC.
Come hither—pry'thee haste, old Time,
And see what joys amongst us reign;
The bottle, music, girls, and rhime,
And Friendship's soul, delight the scene.
And see what joys amongst us reign;
The bottle, music, girls, and rhime,
And Friendship's soul, delight the scene.
Then hither pr'ythee, Time, repair,
And taste the pleasures, Gods should share.
And taste the pleasures, Gods should share.
The Tuscan juice profusely flows;
We sing of Love, and Delia's charms;
When Morning warns us to repose,
We clasp a fav'rite in our arms.
We sing of Love, and Delia's charms;
When Morning warns us to repose,
We clasp a fav'rite in our arms.
Then hither, &c.
Ah, could our joys for ever last!
But, Time, thy minutes fly too fast:
Yet wouldst thou pass one evening here,
Thou'dst make each hour a thousand year.
But, Time, thy minutes fly too fast:
Yet wouldst thou pass one evening here,
Thou'dst make each hour a thousand year.
Then hither, &c.
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