A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield shade,
In winter, fire.
Blest, who can unconcern’dly find
Hours, days, and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night; study and ease
Together mixed; sweet recreation,
And innocence, which most does please
With meditation.
Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.

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External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- The Land of the Exile by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Judge by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Journey by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Hero by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gift by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXXVIII: My Love, Once upon a Time by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXXIV: Do Not Go, My Love by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXVIII: Your Questioning Eyes by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXIV: Do Not Keep to Yourself by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXII: When She Passed by Me by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XXI: Why Did He Choose by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XX: Day After Day He Comes by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XVI: Hands Cling to Eyes by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLVIII: Free Me by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLVI: You Left Me by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLV: To the Guests by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLIV: Reverend Sir, Forgive by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLIII: No, My Friends by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLII: O Mad, Superbly Drunk by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XL: An Unbelieving Smile by Rabindranath Tagore
More external links (open in a new tab):
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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744) was a a post-Restoration English poet and satirist. He is a poet of the (British) Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents.