Short is the uncertain reign and pomp of mortal pride
- DMI number:
- 40286
- First Line:
- Short is the uncertain reign and pomp of mortal pride
- Last Line:
- Maintained like nature by an ebb and flow
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Hopelessness / vanity of life
- Title:
- The Art of English Poetry (M-Z) [T136727]
- Page No(s):
- p.360
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- How.
- Attributed To:
- Sir Robert Howard
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