Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
II. Loves NatureA Maidens Ideal of a Husband
Henry Carey (1687?1743)From “The Contrivances”
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Conduct, and equipage,
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free:
Brave, not romantic;
Learned, not pedantic;
Frolic, not frantic;
This must he be.
Honor maintaining,
Meanness disdaining,
Still entertaining.
Engaging and new.
Neat, but not finical;
Sage, but not cynical;
Never tyrannical,
But ever true.