Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/Russian Epigram

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4079272Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878Russian EpigramJ. C. Hutchieson

Russian Epigram.

What is man's history? Born, living, dying—
Leaving the still shore for the troubled wave—
Struggling with storm winds, over shipwrecks flying,
And casting anchor in the silent grave.