{"id":134,"date":"2017-02-07T22:59:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T22:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=134"},"modified":"2017-02-08T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T12:03:02","slug":"the-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/the-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton\/","title":{"rendered":"The Character of a Happy Life \u2014 Poem by Sir Henry Wotton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poem 38 of 100 days of poetry<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Character Of A Happy Life \u2014 Poem by Sir Henry Wotton by Rob Goll\" width=\"525\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F306694406&show_artwork=true&maxheight=788&maxwidth=525\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Character of a Happy Life \u2014 Sir Henry Wotton. 1568\u20131639<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How happy is he born and taught<br \/>\nThat serveth not another's will;<br \/>\nWhose armour is his honest thought,<br \/>\nAnd simple truth his utmost skill!<\/p>\n<p>Whose passions not his masters are;<br \/>\nWhose soul is still prepared for death,<br \/>\nUntied unto the world by care<br \/>\nOf public fame or private breath;<\/p>\n<p>Who envies none that chance doth raise,<br \/>\nNor vice; who never understood<br \/>\nHow deepest wounds are given by praise;<br \/>\nNor rules of state, but rules of good;<\/p>\n<p>Who hath his life from rumours freed;<br \/>\nWhose conscience is his strong retreat;<br \/>\nWhose state can neither flatterers feed,<br \/>\nNor ruin make oppressors great;<\/p>\n<p>Who God doth late and early pray<br \/>\nMore of His grace than gifts to lend;<br \/>\nAnd entertains the harmless day<br \/>\nWith a religious book or friend;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014This man is freed from servile bands<br \/>\nOf hope to rise or fear to fall:<br \/>\nLord of himself, though not of lands,<br \/>\nAnd having nothing, yet hath all.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks for listening<\/em> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robgoll.com%2Fcontent%2Faudio-recordings%2Fthe-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/the-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/the-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton\/\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/the-character-of-a-happy-life-poem-by-sir-henry-wotton\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poem 38 of 100 days of poetry The Character of a Happy Life \u2014 Sir Henry Wotton. 1568\u20131639 How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another&#8217;s will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! 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