The minutes will not stay;
We’ve always time to welcome them,
To-day, my friend, to-day.
But care, resentment,[212] angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon, if they appear
To-morrow, friend, to-morrow.
[203] Grieve, mourn, sorrow.
[204] Stern, severe, rigid.
[205] Urge, press, impel.