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HAPPINESSE, by                    
First Line: Who hath a well-built house both clean and comelye
Last Line: Doth fynde lyfe gentlye untoe death attunynge.
Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight


WHO hath a well-built house both clean and comelye,
A garden with sweet flowers over-growne,
Good fruit, good wine, a child, a wyfe that dumblye
Yields all her dutye to her spouse alone;
Who hath nor debt, nor strife, nor love growne fickle,
Nor wealth to claim from those of kindred blood;
Who hath content that leaves the rich their mickle,
And a behavioure that is righte and good;
Who liveth simplye and without self-seekynge;
Who gives his heart to godlye exercise;
Who holds his servile passions from out-breakynge,
Who keeps his spirit free, his judgement wise;
Who counts his beads the whyle he tends his prunynge,
Doth fynde lyfe gentlye untoe death attunynge.





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