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If solid happiness we prize within our breast this jewel lies And they are fools who roam the world has nothing to bestow From our own selves our bliss must flow And that dear hut-our home.
If solid happiness we prize within our breast this jewel lies And they are fools who roam the world has nothing to bestow From our own selves our bliss must flow And that dear hut-our home.
Approximate author period: c. 1747 AD · early modern
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- Nathaniel Cotton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1747 AD · early modern
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