Living

To Mrs. F[ield]

by Charles Lamb 1775–1834

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, IV: Poems and Plays, ed. E. V. Lucas

Living

Jane, you are welcome from the barren Rock,
And Calpe's sounding shores. Oh do not mock,
Now you have rais'd, our greetings; nor again
Ever revisit that dry nook of Spain.

Friends have you here, and friendships to command,
In merry England. Love this hearty land.
Ease, comfort, competence--of these possess'd,
Let prodigal adventurers seek the rest:
Dear England is as you,--a Field the Lord hath blest.

MLA

Lamb, Charles. “To Mrs. F[ield].” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/114/.

Chicago

Lamb, Charles. “To Mrs. F[ield].” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/114/.

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