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. Ah Gentle Shepherd, Thine the Lot to Tend
2. As to Clio’s Picture
3. To Clio, from Rome
4. Paraphrase of Part of Chapter 7 of Ecclesiastes
5. The Fleece: An Epic in Four Books-Book 4

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