Today’s Poem: The Vanity of Human WishesCheerful wisdom and instructive mirthJoseph BottumNov 04, 2024∙ Paid22103ShareSubscribePieter Boel, Fighting Animals as Allegory of the Combat between Virtue and Vice, 1658 (Städel Museum)Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Poems Ancient and Modern.Claim my free postOr purchase a paid subscription.