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&ensp;They envy him not, nor do I envy you;

&ensp;The rich are but mortals, — the poor are so too, —

&ensp;The rich may be happy with Wine and the gout;

&ensp;But pray let the poor man be happy without."

(Translated from the Polish of Ignace Krasicki.)