Living
Simplicity
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Happy times we live to see,
Whose master is Simplicity:
This is the age where blessings flow,
In joy we reap, in peace we sow;
We do good deeds without delay,
We promise and we keep our day;
We love for virtue, not for wealth,
We drink no healths but all for health;
We sing, we dance, we pipe, we play,
Our work's continual holiday;
We live in poor contented sort,
Yet neither beg nor come at court.
Codex Note
Listed by Bullen under Middleton and Rowley.
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Middleton, Thomas. “Simplicity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/middleton/0/.
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Middleton, Thomas. “Simplicity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/middleton/0/.
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