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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY NET PRODUCT, by JACQUES DELILLE First Line: Great sage and famed economist Last Line: And the 'net product'--happiness. | |||
GREAT sage and famed economist, Who the 'net product' dost admire, Your words are: 'Show me now the list Of things which give all you desire.' Your joys? Old friends that never tire. Your health? By temperance kept straight. Your toils? I write and meditate. Your wants? All longings to repress. Your wealth? My independent state. And the 'net product'--Happiness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DISPUTE OF THE HEART AND BODY OF FRANCOIS VILLON by FRANCOIS VILLON HAWORTH CHURCHYARD by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE MASK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING MOONLIT APPLES by JOHN DRINKWATER ULTIMA VERITAS by WASHINGTON GLADDEN THE NYMPH'S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD by WALTER RALEIGH TO THE ROSE UPON THE ROOD OF TIME by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE EAGLE SWIFT by ADAM OF SAINT VICTOR |
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