Category: Alexander Pope
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“Ode on Solitude” by Alexander Pope
Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose heards with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest! who can unconcern’dly find Hours, days, and years…
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“The Christian to His Dying Soul”
O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?