And such are we—
Unreasoning, sanguine, visionary—
That I can hope
Health, love, friends, scope
In full for thee; can dream thou’lt find
Joys seldom yet attained by humankind!
[Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), British novelist, poet. To an Unborn Pauper Child (l. 31-36). . . The Complete Poems of Thomas Hardy. James Gibson, ed. (1978) Macmillan.]