This work was the subject of two J.W. Waterhouse paintings [specifics before Waterhouse] , the first of which depicts a figure in a green dress.
This work was the subject of two J.W. Waterhouse paintings [specifics before Waterhouse] , the first of which depicts a figure in a green dress. The speaker calls the sun a "glorious lamp" in the second stanza, stating that "The sooner his race will be run/and nearer he's to setting".  The poem ends on a similar note, stating to the title group that they "may forever tarry" once they grow old.  Its third stanza begins "That age is best, which is the first", and the speaker extends the floral metaphor in the first stanza by stating "And the same flower that smiles today/tomorrow will be dying".  FTP, name this poem that begins by imploring the title group to "gather ye rosebuds while ye may", by Robert Herrick.
This work was the subject of two J.W. Waterhouse paintings [specifics before Waterhouse] , the first of which depicts a figure in a green dress.
{To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time}