On Contentment
Done from the Latin of J. Gerhard .
Many that once, by Fortune 's Bounty rear'd,
Amidst the Wealthy and the Great appear'd;
Have wisely from those envy'd Heights declin'd,
Have sunk to that just Level of Mankind,
Where nor too little , nor too much gives the true Peace of Mind.
Many that once, by Fortune 's Bounty rear'd,
Amidst the Wealthy and the Great appear'd;
Have wisely from those envy'd Heights declin'd,
Have sunk to that just Level of Mankind,
Where nor too little , nor too much gives the true Peace of Mind.
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