TOLOUISAMORGAN

tolouisamorgan

howblestishewhoinhisage,exempt

fromfortune'sfrowns,andfromthetroublousstrife

ofstormsthatharassstilltheprivatelife,

"belowambition,andabovecontempt,"

hathgain'daquietharbour,wherehemay

lookbackonshipwreckspast,withoutasigh

forbusierscenes,andhope'sgaydreamsgoneby!

andsuchanookofblessedness,theysay,

yoursireatlengthhasfound;whileyou,bestchild,

contentinhiscontentment,acquiesce

inpatienttoils;andinastationless,

thanyoumightimage,whenyourprospectssmiled.

inyourmeekvirtuesthereisfoundacalm,

thatonhislife'ssofteveningshedsabalm.