Oh happy, (if his happiness he knows) The Countrey Swain! o… - Abraham Cowley

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Oh happy, (if his happiness he knows)
The Countrey Swain! on whom kind Heav'n bestows
At home all Riches that wise Nature needs;
Whom the just Earth with easie plenty feeds.

Abraham Cowley

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Abraham Cowley (1618 – July 28, 1667) was an English metaphysical poet. In his own time he was widely considered the greatest poet of the age.

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A solitude almost.

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Fond archer, Hope! who tak'st thy aim so far,
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Oh happy, (if his happiness he knows) The Countrey Swain! on whom kind Heav'n bestows At home all Riches that wise Nature needs; Whom the just Earth … - Abraham Cowley

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