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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY NET PRODUCT, by JACQUES DELILLE First Line: Great sage and famed economist Last Line: And the 'net product'--happiness. | |||
GREAT sage and famed economist, Who the 'net product' dost admire, Your words are: 'Show me now the list Of things which give all you desire.' Your joys? Old friends that never tire. Your health? By temperance kept straight. Your toils? I write and meditate. Your wants? All longings to repress. Your wealth? My independent state. And the 'net product'--Happiness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOPHISTICATION by CONRAD AIKEN CONRAD AT TWILIGHT by JOHN CROWE RANSOM THOUGHTS ON THE COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE AUGUSTUS BAKER JR. SONNET TO A FRIEND WHO ASKED, HOW I FELT ... MY INFANT TO ME by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE TO CHLOE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THESE ENDURE by MARION H. ADDINGTON ST. CECILIA'S HYMN by JOHN BYROM |
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