The Character of a happy life
By – Henry Wotton
This is a poem by Henry Wotton focuses on the ingredients reburied in order to lead a happy life divided into six stanzas. This poem makes us aware about now to lead a happy life.
In the first stanza, the poet says that if a person who is educated does not follow what the others say and his extremely honest o his own self and his lives in the simple truths of life is consider to be happy.
In the second stanza the poet further explains us that a person who is not driven by passion and is always prepared for death. He how does not worry about to much of fame or privacy is supposed to be happy.
Moving towards the third stanza the poet fells that a person is happy if he does not envy anybody who has no vice and does not follow any other rule except the rule of good.
The fourth stanza makes us aware about the characteristic of a happy person. Who is free from all the remorse. Who is morally strong who is not fond of flattery or criticism.
Fifth stanza talks us that a person who prays to God both early and late who has well chosen 300ks or friend is considered to be happy.
The last stanza is a combination of all which says that a happy man his free from all the bands fearless of rise or fall, who is a master of himself is the happiest person of all.
The poet talks about “ He” ( third person singular ) through out the poem but he does not talk about any particular man. The poet described the characteristics of a noble and happy man who is honest simple, not slave of his desier. He follows the rules of goodness which will lead him to the right path. So, we can say that the title is also very appropriate one and it properly leads the theme of the poem. Rhyming scheme of this poem is ABAB.
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