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Poem
November 19, 1819
Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A poem celebrating the joys of rural farming life, contrasting it with the stresses of urban commerce and lending, advocating for simplicity and nature over city hustle.
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OCR Quality
98%
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Oh, happy! blest of all his race,
The man who tills the soil,
Whose spring and harvest hopes, in peace,
Come sweetning every toil.
Were mine a field of waving grain:
A mead, with "cattle sprinkled o'er;"
A wood to tempt the warbling train,
Before my house a grassy plain,
Descending to some shore.
In joyous ease I'd spend my life,
In spite of fortune's frown,
Nor e'er like Lot's unduteous wife,
Regret the noisy town.
Farewell, the counting house and store,
Amid the city's din;
My eyes and ears be vex'd no more,
With "Lend me, Sir," without the door
And, "Sir, your note," within.
Lord help the man who spends his days
In borrowing and lending!
Dogged here and there a hundred ways,
Yet times are never mending
Be mine the waggon, plough and spade,
'Tis man's first destination;
With health and plenty more than paid,
I'll take my cheer and shake my head,
At fools ot rank and station.
PINDER HAYLOFT.
The man who tills the soil,
Whose spring and harvest hopes, in peace,
Come sweetning every toil.
Were mine a field of waving grain:
A mead, with "cattle sprinkled o'er;"
A wood to tempt the warbling train,
Before my house a grassy plain,
Descending to some shore.
In joyous ease I'd spend my life,
In spite of fortune's frown,
Nor e'er like Lot's unduteous wife,
Regret the noisy town.
Farewell, the counting house and store,
Amid the city's din;
My eyes and ears be vex'd no more,
With "Lend me, Sir," without the door
And, "Sir, your note," within.
Lord help the man who spends his days
In borrowing and lending!
Dogged here and there a hundred ways,
Yet times are never mending
Be mine the waggon, plough and spade,
'Tis man's first destination;
With health and plenty more than paid,
I'll take my cheer and shake my head,
At fools ot rank and station.
PINDER HAYLOFT.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Satire Society
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Rural Life
Farming Praise
City Satire
Simple Toil
Commerce Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Pinder Hayloft
Poem Details
Author
Pinder Hayloft
Subject
Praise Of Rural Life Over Urban Commerce
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Oh, Happy! Blest Of All His Race,
The Man Who Tills The Soil,
Were Mine A Field Of Waving Grain:
A Mead, With "Cattle Sprinkled O'er;"
Farewell, The Counting House And Store,
Amid The City's Din;
Lord Help The Man Who Spends His Days
In Borrowing And Lending!
Be Mine The Waggon, Plough And Spade,
'Tis Man's First Destination;