Ode on solitude full poem PDF by Alexander Pope

Ode on solitude full poem PDF by Alexander Pope Alexander Pope
            

                 ODE ON SOLITUDE

Happy the man whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
                         In his own ground.

Whose herds 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 unconcernedly find
Hours, Days , and years , slide , soft away
In health of body , peace of mind,
                    Quiet by day .

Sound sleep by night , study and ease 

Together mixt , sweet recreation, 

And innocence, which most does please 

                         With meditation 

Thus let me live unseen , unknown,

Thus unlemented let me die , 

Steal from the world , and not a stone 

 Tell where I lie .