...mortals given, With less of earth in them than heaven. Walur Scott. January 14th. GATHER ye rose-buds while ye may ; Old Time is still a-flying, And this...flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. THOSE who have wealth must be watchful and wary ; Power, alas ! nought but misery brings ! I 'd be...

...your faces — Roses, you are not so fair after all ! Robert Browning. ROSEBUDS. GATHER ye Rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying ; And this...flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a getting, The sooner will his race be run. And...

...shuttle? Who shall saj? CHAPTER IN WHICH TTA WFR.TMITU QUITS THE VERDAUT FIELDS. " Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this...flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying." — HZERICK. " He said he knew what was what." SKELTOS, Why come ye not to Ccmrtel E early summer days,...

...he sat and thought about her that evening. CHAPTER X. A SUMMER DAY AT MALLAM. " Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying : And this...flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying." R. HERHICK. ONE day in June two men were standing on the top of Mallam church tower. Something had...

...the kindly spell shall have power once more. MRS. HEMANS : The Spells of Home. Gather ye rose-buds while ye may: Old Time is still a-flying, And this...flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying. II KR RICK : To the Virgins to Make Much of Time. To boyhood hope — to manhood fears ! Alas! alas!...

...kiss me, sweet-and-rwenty, Youth's a stuff will not endure. W. COUNSEL TO GIRLS. GATHER ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this...flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a getting The sooner will his race be run, And...

...as to deserve a chapter to itself. CHAPTER LXXX. THE REVELATIONS OF A. NIGHT. '" Gather ye rosebuds while ye may ! Old Time is still a-flying ; And this...flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while you may, go marry ; For having lost but once your prime,...

...shall say ? CHAPTER VIII. IN Wtmjll HAMMERSMITH QUITS THE VERDANT FIELDS. " Gather ye rosebuds while yc may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying.*' — HERRICK. 1' He said he knew what was what." SKBLTON, Why come ye not to Courier r I iIIE early...

...such phrases as ' the more ' and ' the less,' of which the uses are as old as the English language. ' The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will Ins race be run, And nearer he's to setting.' — HBHRICK. Positive. nea'i {nigh, near) neh Comparative....

...urchins play Beneath the glowing sky; They scoop the sand, or gaily chase The bee that buzzes by. 25. Gather the rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And that same flower that blooms to-day To-morrow shall be dying. 26. The day is done, and the darkness...