...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain — Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain — Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain — Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain — Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain — Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

...And although thus short, we shorten many ways,Living so little while we are alive;In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain delightSo unawares comes on perpetual night,And puts all pleasures vain unto eternal flight.

— Anne Bradstreet, Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1: Colonial through Romantic

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