 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...  Works of Francis Bacon - Seite 119von Francis Bacon - 1861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1824 - 486 Seiten
...It will be like a cloud which love Has thrown around my past and now. HUMAN LIFE CHARACTERED. Tl.e world's a bubble And the life of man Less than a span. In his conception wretched ; • From the wombe So to the tombe. ' Cuts'd from his cradle Ami brought vp to yeeres With cares and feares, Who... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1824 - 436 Seiten
...pretended successors." HUMAN LIFE. Written in tht age of Shaksptfre. The World's a bubble, And the lit of Man Less than a span. In his conception wretched, From the womb, So to the Tomb. Curs'd from his Cradle, And brought up to years, With care and lean. Who then to frail Mortality shall... | |
 | George Rapall Noyes - 1827 - 214 Seiten
...Ver. 1. The following lines are quoted by Dr. Good, as from a well known production of Lord Bacon : The world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...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
...are obviously copied from some of the Greek epigrams on the same subject. THE WORLD. " The world'« a bubble : and the 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... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1815 - 236 Seiten
...MS. (where the poem is transcribed) are either too inaccurate or too trifling to need mention.] HE World's a bubble, and the life of man Less than a...Conception wretched, from the womb, So to the Tomb ; — [CJurstfrom his Cradle, and brought up to years With Cares and Fears. Who then to frail Mortality... | |
 | sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 222 Seiten
...are either too inaccurate or too trifling to need mention.] HE World's a bubble, and the life of nun Less than a span ; — In his Conception wretched, from the womb. So to the Tomb ;— [ C]urst from his Cradle, and brought up to years With Cares and Fears. Who then to frail Mortality shall trust,... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 236 Seiten
...MS. (where the poem is transcribed) are either too inaccurate or too trifling to need mention.] HE World's a bubble, and the life of man Less than a span ; — In his Conception wretehed, from the womb, So to the Tomb ; — [ Cjurst from his Cradle, and brought up to years With... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 Seiten
...— " Dear love" ! — her raised eyes, tearful, spoke the rest. CABES. A qnaint poem by Lord BACON. THE world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust, But limnes the water, or but writes in dust. Yet since with sorrow here we live opprest, What life is best?... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1854 - 442 Seiten
...inferiority of the female sex. The following forcible lines by Lord Bacon, express a similar sentiment. The world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...the tomb. Curst from the cradle, and brought up to yean With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust, Biit limns the water, or but writes... | |
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