Then I shan't envy him whoever he be
- DMI number:
- 5534
- First Line:
- Then I shan't envy him whoever he be
- Last Line:
- And dies a stranger to himself alone
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Lyric and Sestet aabbcc
- Themes:
- Retirement and The happy man / contentment
- Author:
- John Norris
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Variant of 'The Choice'. Norris (1687): 29-30.
- First Line:
- No I shan't envy him whoever he be
- Last Line:
- And dies a stranger to himself alone
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Athenian sport: or two thousand paradoxes; with improvements from Boyle, Lock, Norris and other illustrious wits [T93435]
- Page No(s):
- p.136
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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