Madmoments: or First Verseattempts By a Bornnatural. Addressed to the Lightheaded of Society at Large, by Henry Ellison |
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SEEMINGPOOR. |
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SEEMINGPOOR.
Why poor? tho' coarselyclothed his body be,His food the commonest that Earth supplies,
Yet scanty as it is, his Luxuries
Are neither few nor small — content is He,
Therefore he has an ample sovereignty;
He is a true philosopher, and wise
In that profoundest of all mysteries,
In selfenjoyment: in his thought he's free,
As a bird i'the air, from life's vain woes.
Looking on earthly gains as passing shows,
He hath a quiet smile for such as mourn
For pleasures which, at latest, at life's close
Must be resign'd — he seeks a higher bourne,
Nor unprovided on his journey goes!
He has sought nothing but himself, thus he
Cannot lose what he is, for that he still must be!
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