 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 117af Francis Bacon - 1864Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1870 - 464 sider
...and ears, no tongues to speak ; They hear, and see, and sigh ; and then they break. Anon. VI LIFE. The world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...wretched ; from the womb So to the tomb ; Curst from his cradle, and brought up to years 5 With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality shall trust,... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Wotton - 1870 - 322 sider
...and all I give ; To Thee I die; to Thee I only live ! lONOTO. XXII. THE WOELD.1 (By Lord Bacon.) HE world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than a...conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb ; 1 " Rel. Wotton." Signed as below in all editions after the first, where it is marked " Ignoto."... | |
 | 1871 - 590 sider
...pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one short day." Bacon is more comprehensive in despair : — " The world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb." Over all the poetry of Raleigh there rests a cloud of deep melancholy and solemn meditation. We need... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1871 - 634 sider
...his Lop. with a cabinet of Jewells, lis Letters, ito Greeke, and printed both in his A.v0o\oyia, sc. The world's a bubble, and the life of man, Less than a span, &c. [As this translation by Lord Bacon is not generally known, we give it entire. T. Farnaby's Rpigramata... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 sider
...frenzy, Who Love can temper thus, Good Lord deliver us. FRANCIS, LORD BACON. 1560—1626. THE WORLD. THE world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb; — Cursed from his cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears. Who then to frail mortality... | |
 | Horace Mann - 1872 - 268 sider
...well did Lord Bacon say, — ' " The world'" a bubble, and the life of man Lo** than a *pan ; In hla conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb, Curst from the cradle, and brought np to years With care and fears ; — Who, then, to frail mortality ahall trust, • , But Umna the... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 sider
...through the immense Of ether, circling the resplendent sun In calm and simple grandeur. EDWIN ATHERSTONE. The world's a bubble, and the life of Man Less than...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... | |
 | sir Walter Ralegh - 1875 - 316 sider
...all I give ; To Thee I die ; to Thee I only live ! IOifOTO. XXII. THE WOELD.1 (I.iv Lord Bacon.) HE world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than a...conception wretched, from the womb, So to the tomb ; 1 " Rel. Wotton." Signed as below in all editions after the first, where it is marked " Ignoto."... | |
 | 1876 - 584 sider
...thou path thy native sembla,nce on Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hide thee from prevention. p. The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span. q. And he that harrowed hell with heavy stowre. т. Was everything by starts and nothing long, s. For... | |
 | Charles Underwood Dasent - 1877 - 238 sider
...a quiet spot, he stretched himself on the grass, and resigned himself to anxious meditation." 8. " The world's a bubble, and the life of man Less than...wretched, from the womb So to the tomb ; Curst from his cradle, and brought up to years With cares and fears." 9. " Thus Addison, by lords caressed, Was... | |
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