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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3999 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3999
AUTHOR:Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
QUOTATION:Catch, then, oh catch the transient hour;
  Improve each moment as it flies!
Life ’s a short summer, man a flower;
  He dies—alas! how soon he dies!
ATTRIBUTION:Winter. An Ode.