Sunday, November 25, 2007

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
Ah, yes! When you first came, sir, that was. Not when you had been there a bit.' ¡¡¡¡`Why was that falling-off?' ¡¡¡¡Her black eyes flashed up to his face for one moment by way of answer. ¡¡¡¡`Izz! - how weak of you - for such as I!' he said, and fell into reverie. `Then - suppose I had asked you to marry me?' ¡¡¡¡`If you had I should have said "Yes", and you would have married a woman who loved 'ee!' ¡¡¡¡`Really!' ¡¡¡¡`Down to the ground!' she whispered vehemently. `O my God! did you never guess it till now!' ¡¡¡¡By-and-by they reached a branch road to a village. ¡¡¡¡`I must get down. I live out there,' said Izz abruptly, never having spoken since her avowal. ¡¡¡¡Clare slowed the horse. He was incensed against his fate, bitterly disposed towards social ordinances; for they had cooped him up in a corner, out of which there was no legitimate pathway. Why not be revenged on society by shaping his future domesticities loosely, instead of kissing the pedagogic rod of convention in this ensnaring manner.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"

Anonymous said...

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"

Anonymous said...

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"

Anonymous said...

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"