O happy swains if their own good they knew
- DMI number:
- 36105
- First Line:
- O happy swains if their own good they knew
- Last Line:
- Though he be blessed cares not to have it known
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Imitation / translation / paraphrase and Couplet
- Themes:
- The happy man / contentment
- Title:
- A select collection of poems with notes biographical and historical [vol 2] [T93622] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-43
- Poem Title:
- Virgil's O Fortunatos, &c. Translated, Or Rather Imitated, Upon The Desire Of My Lady Temple.
- Attribution:
- By The Same; Not In His Works [i.e. Temple]
- Attributed To:
- Sir William Temple
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