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Carpe Diem

Then be not coy, but use your time

April 19, 2016April 18, 2016 by Stephanie Chatfield

For the title of his 1909 painting Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, John William Waterhouse used a line from the poem To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick (1597-1674) Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be … Read more

Categories Poetry, Waterhouse Tags Carpe Diem, Walter Pater

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