Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 5.5.24-28)
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 5.5.24-28)
John Donne (1572–1631) Meditation XVII from "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions."
John Donne (1572–1631) Meditation XVII from "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions."