Work To-Day
James McCauley 1917 (Lakemba) – 1976 (in Hobart)
Youth's the time; Youth's the season!
Learn and labor while you may,
Hear the voice of age and reason,-
Work to-day.
Labor hard in morning's prime,
Hasten on without delay,
Make the most of early time-
Work to-day.
Up betimes, nor let the sun
Find you sleeping or at play,
Sleep enough when life is done-
Work to-day.
Cull the sweets from ev'ry flower,
Seize the moments while you may,
Nor idly pass one sunny hour-
Work to-day.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abaB cbcB abaB dbdB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 421 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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