The world's a bubble and the life of man
- DMI number:
- 33117
- First Line:
- The world's a bubble and the life of man
- Last Line:
- Not to be born or being born to die
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase and Parody
- Themes:
- Hopelessness / vanity of life
- Author:
- James Usher Archbishop of Armagh
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Author:
- Sir Francis Bacon
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Vickers (1996): 332.
- First Line:
- The world's a bubble and the life of man
- Last Line:
- Not to be born or when we're born to die
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The world's a bubble
- Last Line:
- Or being born to die
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Merry drollery compleat [ESTC R221825]
- Page No(s):
- pp. 110-11
- Poem Title:
- Miseries of humane Life.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The new foundling hospital for wit ... Part the fifth [T139945] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.71-72
- Poem Title:
- A Parody.
- Attribution:
- By Francis, Lord Verulum.
- Attributed To:
- Sir Francis Bacon
- Title:
- The new foundling hospital for wit ... Part the sixth [N51896] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.71-72
- Poem Title:
- A Parody.
- Attribution:
- By Francis, Lord Verulam.
- Attributed To:
- Sir Francis Bacon
- Title:
- The Poetical Calendar. Vol. II. For February. [T146608]
- Page No(s):
- pp.68-69
- Poem Title:
- A Parody on the Epigram of Podisippus.
- Attribution:
- By Francis, Lord Verulam.
- Attributed To:
- Sir Francis Bacon
- Title:
- Merry Drollery The First Part [R43449]
- Page No(s):
- pp. 104-105
- Poem Title:
- Miseries of humane life.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- James Usher Archbishop of Armagh
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