...long I continued in my passion for a rural life, and in the same employments of it. Happy the man2, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. * The contemplating, reflecting, philosophic turn of mind, for which our Author was afterward so eminent,...

...mutual interest guard ; Mine be the gift of fruit and shade, Your songs be my reward. SOLITUDE. Pope. HAPPY the man whose wish and care, A few paternal acres bound ; Content to breathe his native air, On his own ground. Whose herds with milk ; whose fields with bread ; Whose flock's supply him with...

...house and land, the produce of which yields him the necessaries of life, feels not the want of money. " Happy the man whose wish and care " A few paternal...acres bound ; " Content to breathe his native air, " On his own ground." POPE. Bmn principio la, mitad es hecho. — " A good beginning is half the work...

...earth, sea, skiSs ! One chorus let all being raise ! All nature's incense rise ! ODE ON SOLITUDE.* HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres...trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Bless'd, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace...

...altar, earth, sea, skies ! One chorus let all being raise ! All nature's incense rise ! ODE ON SOLITUDE* HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air. In liis own ground. Whoso herds with milk, whose fiekb with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire...

...kings, ccrrrox. CHAPTER IV. •«^ DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. * SECTION I. . The flltasiires of retirement* ! . HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound ; Content t« breath his native air, In his own ground. 2. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread.. Whose...

...when the Author Teas about Taehe Years olil. HAPPY the man, whose wish and eare A few paternal aeres hape, ereet and tall, Godlike ereet, with native honour...naked majesty, seem'd lords of all : " And worthy floeks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest who ean...

...long leisure ; Days of ease, and nights of pleasure, Sacred Hymen ! these are thine. ODE ON SOLITUDE. HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breath his native air In his own ground. U hose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose nocks...

...twelve Years old. HApFY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres hound, Coutent to hreathe hread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade. In winter fire....

...Hers lift the soul to Heav'n. ODE ON SOLITUDE. Written when the Author was about twelve years old. HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Contentlo breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whcse fields with brc Whose...