На сдвигах медлят года времена;
Когда стареют, смена им видна.
Thus times do shift; each thing his turn does hold;
New things succeed, as former things grow old.
Robert Herrick
(1591-1674)
Примечания переводчика:
Эта цитата входит в стихотворение 892."Ceremonies for Candlemasse Eve".
Herrick's poem is about the shifting of the seasons, as the season of Christmas gives way to Candlemas, on the first of February—the traditional date for the removal of the Christmas decorations.
Стихи.ру 10 июля 2018 года