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Time is a feathered thing,
And, whilst I praise
The sparkling of thy looks, and call them rays,
Takes wing,
Leaving behind him as he flies
An unperceivèd dimness in thine eyes.

— Jasper Mayne

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Let's number out the hours by blisses,
And count the minutes by our kisses.

The Amorous War (1648)

Time is a feather'd thing,
And, whilst I praise
The sparklings of thy looks and call them rays,
Takes wing,
Leaving behind him as he flies
An unperceivèd dimness in thine eyes.

The Amorous War (1648)

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