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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE LIFE OF MAN, by FRANCIS BEAUMONT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Like to the falling of a star Last Line: The flight is past, and man forgot. Variant Title(s): The Life Of Man Subject(s): Life | |||
Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew; Or like the wind that chafes the flood, 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 intombed in autumn lies; The dew's dried up, the star is shot, The flight is past, and man forgot. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by FRANCIS BEAUMONT ON THE MARRIAGE OF A BEAUTEOUS YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN WITH AN ANCIENT MAN by FRANCIS BEAUMONT |
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