451 Nor can voluptuous men more fullnesse find, For en ioy'd pleasures leave their stings behind. He's only rich who knows no want; he raignes Whose will no severe tiranny constreins; And he alone possesseth true delight Whose spotlesse soule no guiltie feares affright . This freedome in the countrie life is found, Where innocence anu safe delights abound: Here man's a prince; his subiects ne 'er repine When on his back their wealthy fleeces shine .. If for his appetite the fattest die, Those who survive will rayse no mutinie: His table is with home-gott dainties crown'd, With friends, not flatterers, encompast round; No spies nor traitors on his trencher waite, Nor is his mirth confin'd to rules of state; An armed guard he neither bath nor needs, Nor fears a poyson'd morsell when he feeds; Bright constellations hang above his head, Beneath his feet are flourie carpetts spree!; The merrie birds delight him with their songs, And healthfull ayre his happie l>fe prolongs. Att harvest merrily his flocks he sheares, And in cold weather their warm fleeces weares; Unto his ease he fashions all his clothes; His cup with uninfected liquor flows: The vulgar breath <.loth not his thoughts elate, Nor' can he be o'erwhelmed by their hate; Yet, if ambitiously he seeks for fame, One village feast shall gaine a greater name Then his who weares th' imperiall diadem, Whom the rude multitude doe still condemne. Sweet peace and ioy his blest companions are; Feare, sorrow, envie, lust, revenge, and care, .
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