Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/Busy, Curious, Thirsty Fly

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Busy, Curious, Thirsty Fly.
Busy, curious, thirsty fly,
Drink with me, and drink as I;
Freely welcome to my cup,
Couldst thou sip, and sip me up.
Make the most of life yon may,
Life is short and wears away.

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Both alike are mine and thine,
Hastening quick to their decline;
Thine's a summer, mine's no more,
Though repeated to threescore;
Threescore summers, when they're gone,
Will appear as short as one.
 1744.

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