391. The Quiet Life by Alexander Pope
b"A Pope read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\\n\\n--------------------------------------------\\n\\nThe Quiet Life\\nby Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)\\n\\nHappy the man whose wish and care \\nA few paternal acres bound, \\nContent to breathe his native air \\n In his own ground. \\n \\nWhose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, \\nWhose flocks supply him with attire; \\nWhose trees in summer yield him shade, \\n In winter fire. \\n \\nBlest who can unconcern'dly find \\nHours, days, and years slide soft away \\nIn health of body, peace of mind, \\n Quiet by day, \\n \\nSound sleep by night; study and ease \\nTogether mixt, sweet recreation, \\nAnd innocence, which most does please \\n With meditation. \\n \\nThus let me live, unseen, unknown; \\nThus unlamented let me die; \\nSteal from the world, and not a stone \\n Tell where I lie. \\n\\nFirst aired: 31 May 2007\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"