Mortality, behold and fear! What a change of flesh is here! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands
- Lived
- 1584–1616
- Born
- Leicestershire
- Died
- London
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as
- writer, actor, poet, playwright
- Era
- Renaissance
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Works (4)
What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtile flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And resolved to live a fool the rest
Nose, nose, jolly red nose, And who gave thee that jolly red nose? Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves; And they gave me this jolly red nose.
She's private to herself and best of knowledge Whom she'll make so happy as to sigh for.
