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     Art thou poor, yet hast thou golden slumbers?

          O sweet content!

     Art thou rich, yet is thy mind perplexéd?

          O punishment!

     Dost thou laugh to see how fools are vexéd

     To add to golden numbers, golden numbers?

     O sweet content! O sweet, O sweet content!

     Work apace, apace, apace, apace;

     Honest labour bears a lovely face;

     Then hey nonny nonny, hey nonny nonny!

     Canst drink the waters of the crispéd spring?

          O sweet content!

     Swimm'st thou in wealth, yet sink'st in thine own tears?

          O punishment!

     Then he that patiently want's burden bears,

     No burden bears, but is a king, a king!

     O sweet content! O sweet, O sweet content!

     Work apace, apace, apace, apace;

     Honest labour bears a lovely face;

     Then hey nonny nonny, hey nonny nonny!