A Counsel To Girls by R. Herrick / 海外逸士译   A Counsel To Girls by R. Herrick   Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will dy dying.   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.   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 ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.

劝女于归 by R. Herrick 海外逸士译   采采蔷薇，及彼未萎； 日月其迈，韶华如飞。 今夕此花，灼灼其姿； 翌日何如，将作枯枝。 朝暾炘炘，灿若天灯； 其光熠熠，载耀载升。 弥高其行，弥短其程； 日中必昃，言曛言暝。 年当破瓜，妙龄之佳； 精血方盛，及春岁华。 一旦虚度，将自怨嗟； 韶华如旧，爰征以遐。 劝汝莫羞，及花仍稠； 采之拮之，觅一良俦。 韶光易逝，岁月难留； 良辰一误，永无好逑。