1721-1788.

The Fireside. St. 3.

If solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies; And they are fools who roam:
The world has nothing to bestow;
From our own selves our joys must flow,
And that dear hut—our home.

St. 13.

Thus hand in hand through life we'll go;
Its checkered paths of joy and woe
With cautious steps we'll tread.


JOHN HOME.