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Poem
February 13, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A poem addressed to Horatio, from Voltaire's (Arouet's) works, celebrating the joys of a happy life: paternal love, a devoted wife, children, wealth, friends, calm delight, and enduring fame.
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THE HAPPY MAN. To HORATIO.
(From the Poems of AROUET.)
List with the joys impassioned fathers know,
And all that Heaven could in a wife bestow:
Life endeared to that congenial breast,
Three sweet prattlers most supremely blest.
Let with enjoyments that on wealth attend,
A blest by Heaven with many a social friend;
Calm delight, whose ever-smiling rays,
Sheds a sweet sunshine o'er thy happy days:
Blest to know, that high enrolled in fame,
Ages shall love and venerate the name.
To every friend thy memory dear shall be,
And sweet the song, whene'er they sing of thee.
Oh! read this verse, where blessings all combine,
And view thyself in each descriptive line.
(From the Poems of AROUET.)
List with the joys impassioned fathers know,
And all that Heaven could in a wife bestow:
Life endeared to that congenial breast,
Three sweet prattlers most supremely blest.
Let with enjoyments that on wealth attend,
A blest by Heaven with many a social friend;
Calm delight, whose ever-smiling rays,
Sheds a sweet sunshine o'er thy happy days:
Blest to know, that high enrolled in fame,
Ages shall love and venerate the name.
To every friend thy memory dear shall be,
And sweet the song, whene'er they sing of thee.
Oh! read this verse, where blessings all combine,
And view thyself in each descriptive line.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Verse Letter
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Friendship
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Happy Man
To Horatio
Arouet
Family Joys
Social Friends
Enduring Fame
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Poems Of Arouet.
Poem Details
Title
The Happy Man. To Horatio.
Author
From The Poems Of Arouet.
Subject
To Horatio
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
List With The Joys Impassioned Fathers Know,
And All That Heaven Could In A Wife Bestow:
Oh! Read This Verse, Where Blessings All Combine,
And View Thyself In Each Descriptive Line.