VII Mon. September [1742] hath xxx days.
VII Mon. September [1742] hath xxx days.
1 Studious of Ease, and fond of humble Things,
2Below the Smiles, below the Frowns of Kings:
3Thanks to my Stars, I prize the Sweets of Life,
4No sleepless Nights I count, no Days of Strife.
5I rest, I wake, I drink, I sometimes love,
6I read, I write, I settle, or I rove;
7Content to live, content to die unknown,
Notes
8] Copied with some adjustments from Ambrose Philips’ “From Holland to a Friend in England in the Year 1703,” lines 23-30. Back to Line
Publication Notes
The Complete Poor Richard Almanacks, intro. Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., Vol. 1, 1733-1747 (Barre, Massachusetts: The Imprint Society, Inc., 1970): 231. PS 749 A3 1970 Robarts Library
First published in 1742.
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire