Living

Epigram: 47 ex decimo Libro Martialis,

by Thomas Randolph 1605–1635

Living

THese are things that being possest
Will make a life that's truly blest:
Estate bequeath'd, not got with toyle;
A good hot fire, a gratefull soyle.
No strife, warme clothes, a quiet soule,
A strength intire, a body whole.
Prudent simplicity, equall freinds,
A diet that no Art commends.
A night not drunke, and yet secure;
A bed not sad, yet chast and pure.
Long sleepes to make the nights but short,
A will to be but what thou art▪
Nought rather choose; contented lye,
And neither feare, nor wish to dye.

MLA

Randolph, Thomas. “Epigram: 47 ex decimo Libro Martialis.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/30/.

Chicago

Randolph, Thomas. “Epigram: 47 ex decimo Libro Martialis.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/30/.

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