Take time, while time doth last

Take time, while time doth last,
Mark how fair fadeth fast,
beware if envy reign:
take heed of proud disdain;
hold fast, now in thy youth,
regard thy vowed truth;
lest when thou waxeth old,
friends fail and love grow cold.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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by John Farmer (c1570-c1601?5) , "Take time, while time doth last" [SATB chorus a cappella]

Date added to the website: 2009-07-26.

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