Are such as move them and are tragic too.
Amusements, pleasures, comforts, days of Joy,
May a Man’s Mind, but not his Muse, employ;
Marriage and Births of Heirs are pleasant things,
But seldom help a poet when he sings.
A Day of Hunting, fishing, shooting, these—
Music and Dancing, Cards and fiddles—please;
And wealth acquired or wealth bequeathed impart, 20
More than they ought, rejoicing to the Heart.
But these, though Man might for his Comforts choose,