Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875.
Sir Henry Wotton LXXII. Character of a Happy LifeH
That serveth not another’s will;
Whose armour is his honest thought
And simple truth his utmost skill;
Whose soul is still prepared for death,
Not tied unto the world with care
Of public fame, or private breath;
Or vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise,
Nor rules of state, but rules of good;
Whose conscience is his strong retreat;
Whose state can neither flatterers feed,
Nor ruin make accusers great;
More of His grace than gifts to lend;
And entertains the harmless day
With a well-chosen book or friend;
Of hope to rise, or fear to fall;
Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.