The things that make the happier life, are these, Most pleasant Martial; substance got with ease, Not laboured for, but left thee by thy sire; A soil, not barren; a continual fire; Never at law; seldom in office gowned; A quiet mind; free powers; and body sound; A wise simplicity; friends alike-stated; Thy table without art, and easy-rated: Thy night not drunken, but from cares laid waste; No sour, or sullen bed-mate, yet a chaste; Sleep, that will make the darkest hours swift-paced; Will to be, what thou art; and nothing more: Nor fear thy latest day, nor wish therefore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TROY PARK: 1. THE WARMTH OF SPRING by EDITH SITWELL THE BATTLE OF THE KEGS by FRANCIS HOPKINSON DAYS OF THE MONTH by MOTHER GOOSE THE DREARY CHANGE by WALTER SCOTT SPRING THOUGHTS by FLORENCE E. BALDWIN THE SONG, FR. JUANITA by LAUREN E. CRANE GILLE MACHREE (BRIGHTENER OF MY HEART) by GERALD JOSEPH GRIFFIN |