To the Virgins, to make much of Time
Robert Herrick
1591 to 1674
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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You may for ever tarry.
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
When youth and blood are warmer;
The higher he's a-getting;
For having lost but once your prime,
The sooner will his race be run,
That age is best, which is the first,
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And while ye may, go marry:
And nearer he's to setting.
But being spent, the worse, and worst
To-morrow will be dying.
Times, still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time;
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,