Friday, November 15, 2024

poetry pause: happy the man:: john dryden (1631-1700)

 

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Happy the Man


Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call today his own;
He who, secure within, can say, 
Tomorrow, do they worst, for I have
lived today.


John Dryden

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