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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...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 10. THE DYING FALL by THOMAS CAMPION THE BRIDGE: 7. THE TUNNEL by HAROLD HART CRANE THE CAPTIVE LION by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES CHRISTMAS CAROL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ITALY SWEET TOO! by JOHN KEATS THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 101. THE ONE HOPE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI HOLYHEAD, SEPTEMBER 25, 1727 by JONATHAN SWIFT |
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