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O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest read more
Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest showers
Will ne'er make grow againe.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will read more
Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
To some good angel leave the rest,
For time will teach thee soon the truth,
"There are no birds in last year's nest."
Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".
Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
