“ Make use of time, let not advantage slip; Beauty within itself should not be wasted ”
William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis (1593). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Venus and Adonis |
| Topic | waste time |
| Date | 1593 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1592 and 1593 |
| Weblink | http://shakespeare.mit.edu/Poetry/VenusAndAdonis.html |
Context
“Be bold to play, our sport is not in sight:
These blue-vein'd violets whereon we lean
Never can blab, nor know not what we mean.
'The tender spring upon thy tempting lip
Shows thee unripe; yet mayst thou well be tasted:
Make use of time, let not advantage slip;
Beauty within itself should not be wasted:
Fair flowers that are not gather'd in their prime
Rot and consume themselves in little time.
'Were I hard-favour'd, foul, or wrinkled-old,
Ill-nurtured, crooked, churlish, harsh in voice,
O'erworn, despised, rheumatic and cold,”
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