Notes on Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
"To the Virgins to Make Much of Time"

1st Stanza,

1^st line~carpe diem
2^nd line~tempus fugit He translates this Latin into: "Old Time is still a-flying."
4^th line~memento mori

2nd Stanza

~It was common for to compare our life span to a day or a year.

Spring=youth
Summer=prime
Fall=old
Winter=death

The higher you go, the sooner you fall.

3^rd Stanza

Best times are when you are young.
Bad times when you are old.

4^th Stanza

Because he is a preacher, he tells them to marry instead of just telling them to have sex.

Live while you are young and can or you will end up an old maid.