Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
James Thomson. 18341882798. Gifts
GIVE a man a horse he can ride, | |
Give a man a boat he can sail; | |
And his rank and wealth, his strength and health, | |
On sea nor shore shall fail. | |
Give a man a pipe he can smoke, | 5 |
Give a man a book he can read: | |
And his home is bright with a calm delight, | |
Though the room be poor indeed. | |
Give a man a girl he can love, | |
As I, O my love, love thee; | 10 |
And his heart is great with the pulse of Fate, | |
At home, on land, on sea. |