 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...  Literary and Professional Works - Side 267af Francis Bacon - 1861Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 366 sider
...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 - 468 sider
...the life 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 sider
...the life of 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,... | |
 | 1812 - 774 sider
...agreeable amusement in turning over these pages. SELECT SELECT POETRY. OF MAN'S LIFE. By Lord BACOV. 'T'HE world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...conception, wretched from the womb, So to the tomb; Curst in the rradle, and brought up to years With cares ami fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust,... | |
 | John Walker - 1813 - 1014 sider
...verses of his Lo?' which Mr. Farnaby translated into Greeke, and printed both in his AvOoAoyi*, sc. The world's a bubble, and the life of man, Less than a span, &c. • • dpothtgmata. His Lordship being in Yorke house garden looking on Fishers, as they were... | |
 | 1814 - 574 sider
...of his LoP.'s which Mr. Farnaby translated into Greeke, and printed both in his A»9oXoyio, sc. • The world's a bubble, and the life of man, Less than a span, &c.' ' Apothegmata, 1 His Lordship being in Yorke house garden looking on Fishers, as they were throwing... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1814 - 572 sider
...of his LoP.' 1 which Mr. Farnaby translated into Greeke, and printed both in his A»8oXoy»»> sc. ' The world's a bubble, and the life of man, Less than a span, &c.' ' When his Lo p . was in disfavour, his neighbours hearing how much he was indebted, came to him... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 sider
...rationis clientelam st debeant!' Bacon's ' Considerations touching the Queen's Service in THE WORLD. ' The World's a bubble : and the life of man Less than...conception wretched ; from the womb So to the tomb. Nurst from hie cradle, and brought up to years, With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality-... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 626 sider
...rationis dientelam se jebcant!' Bacon's ' Considerations touching the Queen's Service m THE WORLD. ' The World's a bubble : and the life of man Less than...conception wretched ; from the womb So to the tomb. Nurst from his cradle, and brought up to years, With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality shall... | |
 | 1839 - 892 sider
...chancellors. They are obviously copied from some of the Greek epigrams on the same subject. THE WORLD. " The world's a bubble : and the 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 fears. Who then... | |
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