...thus moralises on the life of man, in a set of similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant : " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...like the fresh spring's gaudy hue, Or silver drops of mornin» dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : E'en such is...

...to the falling of a Starre ; Or as the flights of Eagles are ; Or like the fresh springs gawdy hew; Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; 5 Or bubbles which on water stood ; Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is streight call'd in,...

...-sweet as lovely melancholy. ¿Fran«« IBeaumom 158C (?)-1616 ON THE LIFE OF MAN1 (From Poems, 1640) the deep-mouth'd beagles catch The tainted manes;...impatience try 85 Each doubtful trace. Or, if a n the wind that chafes the flood, 5 Or bubbles which on water stood; Even such is man, whose borrowed...

...fresh spring's gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like the wind that chafes the flood, s Or bubbles which on water stood; Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to-night. The wind blows out, the bubble dies, The spring entombed in...

...eternally, And death shall be no more: Death, thou shalt die! FRANCIS BEAUMONT (1684-1616) EVEN SUCH IS MAN Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...water stood: Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to night. The wind blows out, the bubble dies, The spring in tombed...

...on the soil of the state he loved and served all that was mortal of John Baker now rests in peace. "Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights...chafes the flood. Or bubbles which on water stood, — E'en such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows...

...eternally, And death shall be no more: Death, thou shalt die! FRANCIS BEAUMONT (1684-1616) EVEN SUCH IS MAN a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it? — No; 'twas...the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till mor 5 Or bubbles which on water stood : Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and...

...men are like animals — they take fright and are reassured by trifles. — BALZAC. Like the falling star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the...like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which in water stood : Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night. —...

...that was mortal of John Baker now rests in peacs. "Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights cf eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue,...chafes the flood. Or bubbles which on water stood, — E'en such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows...

...Life's chilled boughs emptied by death's autumn-blast. HENRY KING, BISHOP OF CHICHESTER 3o. Sic EiE to the falling of a Star, Or as the flights of eagles are, — Or like the fresh spring's gawdy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on...