THE HAPPY MAN.
Happy the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Blest who can unconcern*dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft
away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night ; study and ease Together mixed ; sweet recreation And innocence, which most doC3 please, With meditation.
Thus let me live unseen, unknown ; Thus unlamented let me die, Steal from the world, and not a stone . Tell where I lie. —Alexander Pope.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 431, 17 January 1912, Page 2
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115THE HAPPY MAN. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 431, 17 January 1912, Page 2
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