Isaac de Benserade

thumb|Isaac de Benserade Isaac de Benserade (baptized November 5, 1613 – October 10, 1691) was a French poet. Quotes Théâtre des ris et des pleursLit! où je nais, et où je meurs,Tu nous fais voir comment voisinsSont nos plaisirs et chagrins. In bed we laugh, in bed we cry;And, born in bed, in bed we die.The near approach a bed may showOf human bliss to human woe. Translated by Samuel Johnson, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links Category:Poets from France Category:Playwrights from France Category:Academics from France Category:1613 births Category:1691 deaths