Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau

thumb| Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau (baptised 25 December 1616 – 4 April 1679) was a German poet of the Baroque era. Quotes Was ist dieses Rund der Erden,Als ein Tummelplatz voll Schein?Helden, heute siegreich, werdenMorgen kaum noch Schatten seyn;Seht, bey Kränzen, Thron und Siegen,Fesseln, Band' und Ketten liegen! What is this earth but a theatre full of vain show? heroes, to-day victorious, are to-morrow scarcely shadows; see chains, bonds, and fetters lie alongside crowns, thrones, and victories! Vanity of All Things (Eitelkeit) as translated by Craufurd Tait Ramage, Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors, rev. ed. (Liverpool: Edward Howell, 1880) p. 177. Compare: Palladas, AP, bk. 9, no. 773 · Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2, sc. 7, l. 140 · Raleigh, "What is our life?" External links Category:1616 births Category:1679 deaths Category:Poets from Germany Category:People from Wrocław