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MY NET PRODUCT by JACQUES DELILLE

First Line: GREAT SAGE AND FAMED ECONOMIST
Last Line: AND THE 'NET PRODUCT'--HAPPINESS.

GREAT sage and famed economist,
Who the 'net product' dost admire,
Your words are: 'Show me now the list
Of things which give all you desire.'
Your joys? Old friends that never tire.
Your health? By temperance kept straight.
Your toils? I write and meditate.
Your wants? All longings to repress.
Your wealth? My independent state.
And the 'net product'--Happiness.



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