 The world's a bubble and the Life of Man Less than a span In his conception wretched, from the womb So to the tomb; Curst from his cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust, But limns on water, or but...  Poems - Seite 78von Sir Henry Wotton - 1815 - 136 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 366 Seiten
...life of man, Lefs than a fpan. In his conception wretched : from the womb, So to the tomb, Nurft from his cradle, and brought up to years, With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality mail truft, But lymns in water, or but writes in duft. Yet whim with forrow here we live oppreft, What... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1762 - 464 Seiten
...of man Lefs than a fpan ; In his conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb, Curft from the cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears ; Who then to frail mortality fhall truft, But limmes the water, or but writes in duff. II. Yet fmce with forrow here we live oppreft,... | |
 | Francis Fawkes - 1763 - 266 Seiten
...man Lefs than a {pan ; In his conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb : Curs'd from the cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears : Who then to frail mortality fhall truft, But limns the water, or but writes in duft. Yet fince with forrow here we live oppreft,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 Seiten
...life of man Less than a span. In his conception wretched ; from the womb So to the tomb. Nurst from his cradle, and brought up to years, With cares and...dust. Yet, whilst with sorrow here we live opprest, What life is best ? Courts are but only superficial schools, To dandle fools. The rural part is turn'd... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 Seiten
...of man Less than a span. In his conception wretched ; from the womb So to the tomb. Nurst from hie cradle, and brought up to years, With cares and fears....dust. Yet, whilst with sorrow here we live opprest, What life is best ? Courts are but only superficial schools, To dandle fools. The rural part is turn'd... | |
 | 1839 - 894 Seiten
...life of man Less than a span. In his conception wretched ; from the womh, So to the tomb. Nurst from his cradle, and brought up to years With cares and...mortality shall trust, But limns on water, or but writes on dust. " Yet, whilst with sorrow here we live opprest, What life is best ? Courts are but only superficial... | |
 | 1824 - 486 Seiten
...the life of Man Less than a span. In his conception wretched, From the womb To the tomb. Curs'dfrom his cradle, And brought up to years, With cares and...fears. Who then to frail Mortality shall trust, But lines the Water And doth write in dust : Yet whiles with Sorrow Here we liveopprest, What life is best?... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 Seiten
...life of Man Less than a span. In big conception wretched*, From the womb To the tiunl.1. Curs'd from his cradle, And brought up to years, With cares and...fears. Who then to frail Mortality shall trust, But lines the Water And doth write in dust : Yet whiles with Sorrow Here we live opprest, What life is... | |
 | George Rapall Noyes - 1827 - 214 Seiten
...life of man Less than a span. In his conception wretched, from the womb So to the tomb. Curst from the cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust, But limna the water, or but writes in dust. Ver. 3. And dost thou fix thine eyes upon such an one ? This... | |
 | 1839 - 876 Seiten
...life of man Less than a span. In hii conception wretched ; from the womb, So to the tomb. Nurst from his cradle, and brought up to years With cares and...mortality shall trust, But limns on water, or but writes on dust. " Yet, whilit with sorrow here we live opprest, What life is best '! Court* urc but only superficial... | |
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