COULD A MAN BE SECURE.
Could a man be secure,
That his life would endure
As of old for a thousand long years,
What arts might he know,
What acts might he do,
And all without hurry or care,
But we that have but span-long lives
The thicker must lay on the pleasure,
And since time will not stay,
We'll add the night unto the day,
And thus we'll fill the measures.
FINIS.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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