Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never
Wound up again; Once down, he's down for ever.
The watch once down, all motions then do cease;
The man's pulse stopt, all passions sleep in peace.
More verses by Robert Herrick
- Wlt Punished Prospers Most
- Felicity Quick Of Flight
- His Poetry His Pillar
- The Hour-Glass
- To His Girls