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Poem
July 22, 1801
The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Lady Manners' ode personifies Contentment as favoring peasants and milkmaids over the wealthy elite, resolving to pursue modest competence to find it.
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ADDRESS TO CONTENTMENT
BY LADY MANNERS
CONTENTMENT, coy, dimpled fair,
Thou brightest daughter of the sky,
Why dost thou to the hut repair,
And from the gilded palace fly?
I've traced thee on the peasant's cheek;
I've marked thee in the milkmaid's smile;
I've heard thee loudly laugh and speak,
Amid the toils of want and toil.
Yet, in the circles of the great,
Where fortune's gifts are all combined,
I've sought thee early, sought thee late,
And ne'er thy lovely form could find.
Since then from wealth and pomp you flee,
I'll seek but competence and thee.
BY LADY MANNERS
CONTENTMENT, coy, dimpled fair,
Thou brightest daughter of the sky,
Why dost thou to the hut repair,
And from the gilded palace fly?
I've traced thee on the peasant's cheek;
I've marked thee in the milkmaid's smile;
I've heard thee loudly laugh and speak,
Amid the toils of want and toil.
Yet, in the circles of the great,
Where fortune's gifts are all combined,
I've sought thee early, sought thee late,
And ne'er thy lovely form could find.
Since then from wealth and pomp you flee,
I'll seek but competence and thee.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Contentment
Wealth
Poverty
Simplicity
Moral Virtue
What entities or persons were involved?
By Lady Manners
Poem Details
Title
Address To Contentment
Author
By Lady Manners
Key Lines
Since Then From Wealth And Pomp You Flee,
I'll Seek But Competence And Thee.