A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

POIUI.8 OP CHAJUCfER, AND 11111SCE'LLI.lHWU8. 349

With a porch at my door, both for shelter &nd abade too,

.Aa the aunahine or rain ma,y prevail ;

And a ama.U apot of grottnd for the use of the spade too,

With t. bani for the use of the fia.il!

A cow for my dairy, a dog for my game,

And a pu111e when a friend wants to borrow;

I'll envy no nabob bia riches or JB.me,

Nor what honoun await him to-morrow.

From the bleak northern blast m11y my cot be completely

Secured by a neighbouring hill ;

And at night may repose steal upon me more sweetly

By tbe aouud of a murmuring rill:

And while peace and plenty I 1ind at my board,

With a heart free from sickneaa aDd aorrow,

With my friends may I ahara what to-dt.y may afford,

And let them apread the table to-morrow.

And when I at last must throw off this fnil covering
"Which I've worn for threescore yea111 and ten,
On the brink of the _v.ave ru not ~~eek to be hovel'ing,
Nor my thread Wl.Sh to spin o'et• again:
13ut my face in the gla.ss I'll serenely aurvey,
And with amiles count each wrinkle and furrow;
A.a thia old worn-out stuff, which is threadbare to-day,
May become everla.st~g to-morrow.

'b.ebi-4:i~tu.

GoD proaper long our noble king,

Our line and aafetie8 all ;

A woful bunting once there d.id

In Cbevy-Cha.se befall.

To drive the deer with hound and horn

Earl Pet·cy took his way;

The child may rne that is unborn

Tbe hunting of that day,

The etout Earl of Northun1berland

A vow to God did mnke,

His pleuuaoe in the Scottish woods

Three &UOlmer days to take;

Cot.t.t)IS.