Love and Age
July 6, 2023Instead of Sitting Wrapped up in Flannel
July 6, 2023Life’s Uncertain Day
The briefest part of life’s uncertain day,
Youth’s lovely blossom, hastes to swift decay:
While love, wine, song, enhance our gayest mood
Old age creeps on, nor thought, nor understood.
Thomas Love Peacock
Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866) was an English novelist, poet, and satirist who is known for his works such as "Nightmare Abbey" and "Crotchet Castle." He was also a close friend of the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.