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by Leonidas of Alexandria

From the Greek by Robert Bland CLING to thy home! if there the meanest shed Yield thee a hearth and shelter for thy head, And some poor plot, with vegetables stored, Be all that Heaven allots thee for thy board,— Unsavory bread, and herbs that scattered grow Wild on the river brink or mountain brow, Yet e’en this cheerless mansion shall provide More heart’s repose than all the world beside.

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