FTP, what is this poem in which Robert Herrick exhorts the title subjects to "gather ye rosebuds while ye may"?
It exhibits the same carpe diem philosophy displayed by "Corinna's Going A-Maying," a poem with which it appears in 1648's Hesperides. While criticized by some modern feminists for fostering the stereotype of spinsterhood, it can also be seen to advocate the Carolinian spirit of effectively using of one's youth. FTP, what is this poem in which Robert Herrick exhorts the title subjects to "gather ye rosebuds while ye may"?
It exhibits the same carpe diem philosophy displayed by "Corinna's Going A-Maying," a poem with which it appears in 1648's Hesperides.
“{To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time}”