Index Entry | Life's but a feast, and when we die [fl] |
Location | Philadelphia |
Citation | PG-P.736.059 11-18 Nov 1736:12,21 (414) PARAPHRASE. There are a number of us creep Into this world, to eat and sleep; And know no reason why they're born, But merely to consume the corn, . . . [11 more lines, then another verse in Latin, which is then translated:] Life's but a feast; and when we die, Horace would say, if he were by, Friend, thou has eat and drank enough, 'Tis time now to be marching off: . . . [4 more lines] |
Generic Title | Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia |
Date | 1736.11.18 |
Publisher | Franklin, B. |
City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
Year | 1736 |
Bibliography | B0035144 |