Classic Poem

In these shades with delightful tranquillity,
Free from envy, care, and strife,
Blest with innocence, health, and agility,
O, how sweet's a rural life!

Endless circles of pleasure surrounding us,
Ever easy, ever gay,
No perplexities ever confounding us,
Thus our moments slide away.

No ambition without its anxiety;
Crowns themselves are lin'd with care;
Sweet content is sufficient variety;
More is but the miser's share.