Ah! happy is the man whose early lot Hath made him master of a furnish'd cot; Who trains the vine that round his window grows, And after setting sun his garden hoes; Whose wattled pails his own enclosure shield, Who toils not daily in another's field.
Joanna BaillieIt is so seldom that a young fellow has any inclination for the company of an old man. . .
Joanna BaillieI wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about accomplishments!
Joanna Baillie