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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.

Nathaniel Cotton

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Nathaniel Cotton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1705
Born: January 1
Died: 1788
Died: January 1
Poet
Dr. Nathaniel Cotton
Must
Fool
Deceit
Roam
World
Joy
Solid
Huts
Within
Fools
Bestow
Lying
Breasts
Jewel
Happiness
Prize
Selves
Home
Dear
Jewels
Nothing
Flow
Breast
Self
Lies
Joys

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