George Walter Thornbury. 1828-1876. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

George Walter Thornbury. (1828–1876)

Man’s life is but a jest,
A dream, a shadow, bubble, air, a vapor at the best. 1

The Jester’s Sermon.

The fool that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.

The Jester’s Sermon.

Note 1.
See Gay, page 350: Life is a jest and all things show it;
I thought so once, but now I know it.
Life ’s but a series of trifles at best. Anonymous.
Life is an empty dream. Robert Browning. Paracelsus, ii. [back]

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