John Dyer (Джон Дайер)

To His Son

Temperance, exercise, and air,
Make thee strong and debonair;
Quiet, competence, and health,
Furnish thee with real wealth;
Truth, humility, and love,
Lead thee to the bliss above.
More, at best, is but a bubble,
More is often toil and trouble.

1. Written at Ocriculum, in Italy, 1725
2. Ah Gentle Shepherd, Thine the Lot to Tend
3. How to Shear Sheep
4. As to Clio’s Picture
5. For Doctor Mackenzie’s Book “The History of Health” Etc. 1756

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