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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.
The mountains are in labour, the birth will be an absurd little
mouse.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
