Citation - New Hampshire Gazette-Portsmouth: 1772.12.18

NHG-P.772.127
18 Dec 1772:32 (844) 
THE CONTRAST, OR THE HAPPY FIRE-SIDE.
Bless'd is the man, devoid of cares,
Who his paternal cares shares,
From all incumbrance free;
Who breathes a pure and healthful air,
Reposing with his virtuous fair,
And lives in social glee;
Whose bed is crown'd with hymen's joys,
In sprightly girls, and playful boys,
Injoying rosy health;
Whose easy fortune can afford,
To spread for them the plenteous board,
And not decrease his wealth;
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