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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 LOVE POEM by KAREN SWENSON MARRIAGE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS LEPANTO by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 110 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI WASHINGTON'S MONUMENT, FEBRUARY, 1885 by WALT WHITMAN TO ATHENA by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE |
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