Citation - Pennsylvania Chronicle: 1769.05.08

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Index Entry Life a Bubble [t] [beg] What a constant round of pain 
Location Baltimore Cty 
Citation
PC.769.054
1-8 May 1769:1271 (121)
Baltimore County, Susquehana, April 4, 1769.
LIFE A BUBBLE.
What a constant round of pain
Mortals here on earth sustain!
Read happiness requiring;
Ne'er obtaining, still desiring.
A fruitless search for future joys
All our present bliss destroys.
Is there ought that's worth this trouble?
No! for life is but a bubble.
. . . [4 more verses]


Generic Title Pennsylvania Chronicle 
Date 1769.05.08 
Publisher Goddard, William 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1769 
Bibliography B0033470
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