Sur lui-même Perdu au monde, à moi-même perdu, Seul, me voici tout de marbre vêtu, Ni vu, ni perçu, de silence imbu. [On Himselfe Lost to the worl… - Robert Herrick

Bid me despair, and I'll despair,
Under that cypress tree;
Or bid me die, and I will dare
E'en Death, to die for thee.

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he’s a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he is to setting.

That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while you may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.

- To the Virgins, To Make much of Time

Some asked me where the rubies grew,
And nothing I did say;
But with my finger pointed to
The lips of Julia.