Isaac de Benserade. 1612-1691. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Isaac de Benserade. (1612–1691)

In bed we laugh, in bed we cry;
And, born in bed, in bed we die.
The near approach a bed may show
Of human bliss to human woe. 1

Note 1.
Translated by Samuel Johnson. [back]