Pierre De Ronsard Quotes & Sayings

Gather the roses of life today. — Pierre De Ronsard

Live now, believe me, wait not till tomorrow; Gather the roses of life today. — Pierre De Ronsard

My guitar, I sing of thee 'Tis with thee that I decoy And ensnare enchantingly the ladies I enjoy. — Pierre De Ronsard

When you are old, at evening candle-lit
beside the fire bending to your wool,
read out my verse and murmur, "Ronsard writ
this praise for me when I was beautiful."
And not a maid but, at the sound of it,
though nodding at the stitch on broidered stool,
will start awake, and bless love's benefit
whose long fidelities bring Time to school.
I shall be thin and ghost beneath the earth
by myrtle shade in quiet after pain,
but you, a crone, will crouch beside the hearth
mourning my love and all your proud disdain.
And since what comes to-morrow who can say?
Live, pluck the roses of the world to-day. — Pierre De Ronsard

When you are very old, and sit in the candle - light at evening spinning by the fire, you will say, as you murmur my verses, a wonder in your eyes, 'Ronsard sang of me in the days when I was fair. — Pierre De Ronsard

Gather, gather your youth: Just like this flower, old age Your beauty will wither. — Pierre De Ronsard

Thousands and thousands of colors paint the bosom of the earth so gaily. — Pierre De Ronsard

Love wants everything without condition, love has no law. — Pierre De Ronsard