How vain are mortal man's endeavours
- DMI number:
- 15422
- First Line:
- How vain are mortal man's endeavours
- Last Line:
- Runs the same tract it went before
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Conversation poem and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death, High society / the court[Statesmen compared to monkeys], Hopelessness / vanity of life, and Manners
- Author:
- John Gay
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dearing and Beckwith (1974) I: 285-287.
- Author:
- Jonathan Swift
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Swift Poems Project, Y20- ('Doubtfully by Swift')
- First Line:
- How vain are mortal man's endeavours
- Last Line:
- Runs the same track it went before
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A Supplement to Dr. Swift's and Mr. Pope's Works [ECCO] [T48930]
- Page No(s):
- pp.350-351
- Poem Title:
- The Quidnuncki's: A Tale. Occasion'd by the Death of the Duke Regent of France.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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