SONG. [Life's a varied, bright illusion]
18th Century Ann Radcliffe EnglishSONG. [Life's a varied, bright illusion]
Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow — light and shade; Turn from sorrow's dark suffusion, Catch the pleasures ere they fade.
Fancy paints with hues unreal, Smile of bliss, and sorrow's mood; If they both are but ideal, Why reject the seeming good?
Hence! no more! 'tis Wisdom calls ye, Bids ye court Time's present aid; The future trust not — Hope enthrals ye, "Catch the pleasures ere they fade."