[Student essay on life's uncertainty] (fragment), undated Digital
Scope and Contents
Folio-sized leaf containing a handwritten essay on life's uncertainty with an epitaph from English philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626): "He that to vain mortality does trust, / But limns the water, or but writes in dust." The remaining pages of the essay are missing.
Dates
- Creation: 1770-1773, undated
Researcher Access
The Papers of Eliphalet Pearson are open for research.
Extent
.12 cubic feet (12 folders)Creator
- From the Collection: Pearson, Eliphalet, 1752-1826 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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