| Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875. |
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| A. Pope |
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| CXVIII. The Quiet Life |
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| HAPPY the man whose wish and care | |
| A few paternal acres bound, | |
| Content to breathe his native air | |
| In his own ground. | |
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| Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, | 5 |
| Whose flocks supply him with attire; | |
| Whose trees in summer yield him shade, | |
| In winter fire. | |
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| Blest who can unconcern'dly find | |
| Hours, days, and years slide soft away | 10 |
| In health of body, peace of mind, | |
| Quiet by day, | |
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| Sound sleep by night; study and ease | |
| Together mixt, sweet recreation, | |
| And innocence, which most does please | 15 |
| With meditation. | |
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| Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; | |
| Thus unlamented let me die; | |
| Steal from the world, and not a stone | |
| Tell where I lie. | 20 |
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