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'''To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'''

'''To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'''

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,<br />

"Old Time is still a-flying:

"Old Time is still a-flying:<br />

"And this same flower that smiles to-day

"And this same flower that smiles to-day<br />

"To-morrow will be dying.

"To-morrow will be dying.<br />

"The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

"The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,<br />

"The higher he's a-getting,

"The higher he's a-getting,<br />

"The sooner will his race be run,

"The sooner will his race be run,<br />

"And nearer he's to setting.

"And nearer he's to setting.<br />

"That age is best which is the first,

"That age is best which is the first,<br />

"When youth and blood are warmer;

"When youth and blood are warmer;<br />

"But being spent, the worse, and worst

"But being spent, the worse, and worst<br />

"Times still succeed the former.

"Times still succeed the former.<br />

"Then be not coy, but use your time,

"Then be not coy, but use your time,<br />

"And while ye may, go marry:

"And while ye may, go marry:<br />

"For having lost but once your prime,

"For having lost but once your prime,<br />

"You may for ever tarry.

"You may for ever tarry.<br />

In modern usage, the term has been used most notably in the film [[Dead Poets Society]]. The message of this film, however, is not as clear as the Herrick poem it references.

In modern usage, the term has been used most notably in the film [[Dead Poets Society]]. The message of this film, however, is not as clear as the Herrick poem it references.