Jasper Mayne

Jasper Mayne (1604 – 6 December 1672) was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist. Quotes thumb|Time is a feather'd thing. Time is a feather'd thing,And, whilst I praiseThe sparklings of thy looks and call them rays,Takes wing,Leaving behind him as he fliesAn unperceivèd dimness in thine eyes. The Amorous War (1648) act 4, sc. 5 Compare: Dickinson, "Hope" is the thing with feathers — Let's number out the hours by blisses,And count the minutes by our kisses. The Amorous War (1648) act 4, sc. 5 Compare: Catullus, Carmina, no. 7 External links Category:1604 births Category:1672 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:Playwrights from England Category:Translators from England Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom Category:Clergy from England Category:People from Devon Category:People educated at Westminster School, London