an unusual feature of the poem is a long enumeration in the 5th line and in the 8th line. it is composed of 1-syllable words. in polish language such words are very rare. stanisław herakliusz lubomirski was not the only poet to use such a poetic device. daniel naborowski used it earlier in the poem "the brevity of life" (in polish "krótkość żywota"). this poem was put into english by michael j. mikoś, too.