Ode on Solitude
Alexander Pope
1688 to 1744
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Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few ______ acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In ______ own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in ______ yield him shade,
In winter fire.
Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years slide soft away,
In ______ of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound ______ by night; study and ease,
Together mix'd; sweet recreation;
______ innocence, which most does please
With meditation.
Thus let ______ live, unseen, unknown,
Thus unlamented let me die,
Steal ______ the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.