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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1908) by John William Waterhouse (English, 1849 – 1917), oil on canvas, 61.6 x 45.7 cm (24.2 x 17.9 in), Private Collection

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today

Tomorrow will be dying.

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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying.

時のある間にバラの花を摘むがよい、時はたえず流れ行き、今日ほほえんでいる花も明日には枯れてしまうのだから。

Robert Herrick

ロバート・ヘリック　

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Amami poco, ti prego,

così mi amerai a lungo.

Robert Herrick

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Although there is some dispute about whether the festival of Twelfth Night should be celebrated on the 5th or 6th January, in Algy's world Twelfth Night falls on the 5th, and all Christmas decorations vanish on the following day.

So Algy decided that he would like to see his assistants' Christmas tree one last time before it melted away into the cold mist of January, as he intended to revel in the final mirth and jollity of the festive season, although of course with the intent of parting "from hence, as free from offence, as when ye innocent met here."

And Algy hopes that if you too celebrate this festival with "cakes full of plums" or other delicious treats, and "drink to the base from the brink" – or even indulge in a wee bit of wassailing – you will do the same 😀

With mirth and joliity to you all:

Now, now the mirth comes With the cake full of plums, Where bean's the king of the sport here ; Beside we must know, The pea also Must revel, as queen, in the court here. Begin then to choose, This night as ye use, Who shall for the present delight here, Be a king by the lot, And who shall not Be Twelfth-day queen for the night here. Which known, let us make Joy-sops with the cake ; And let not a man then be seen here, Who unurg'd will not drink To the base from the brink A health to the king and queen here. Next crown a bowl full With gentle lamb's wool : Add sugar, nutmeg, and ginger, With store of ale too ; And thus ye must do To make the wassail a swinger. Give then to the king And queen wassailing : And though with ale ye be whet here, Yet part from hence As free from offence As when ye innocent met here.

[Algy is quoting the poem Twelfth Night, or King and Queen, by the 17th century English poet Robert Herrick.]

Footnote to explain the poem: A popular Twelfth Night tradition was to have a bean and pea hidden inside a Twelfth-night cake. The man who finds the bean in his slice of cake becomes King for the night while the lady who finds a pea in her slice of cake becomes Queen for the night. Following this selection of King and Queen, Twelfth Night parties would continue and would include the singing of Christmas carols, as well as feasting.

Cicely Mary Barker (June 1895 – 1973) is best known for her Flower Fairy books but she did other fairy illustrations too. This is from her book Old Rhymes for All Times, illustrating a poem by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674).