Quote#Nature
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun
Quote byRobert Herrick · 1591–1674
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hesperides (1648), 208. "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", st. 2.
English (original)
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting.
— Robert Herrick
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