My mind to me a kingdom is

1. My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such pėrfect* joy therein I find
That it excels all other bliss
Which God or naṯure hath assigned.
‖: Though much I want that most would hāve,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave, :‖
Yet still my mind forbids ‖: to crave. :‖

2. No princelȳ port nor wealthȳ store,
No force to win a victorȳ,
No wilȳ wit to salve a sore,
No shape to win a loving eye;
‖: To none of these I yield as thrall –
For why? my mind despise them all, :‖
For why? my mind despise ‖: them all. :‖

3. I see that plentȳ surfeit oft,
And hastȳ climbers soonest fall;
I see that such as are aloft
Mishap doth threaten most of all.
‖: These get with toil and keep with fe᷍ar;
Such cares my mind can never bear, :‖
Such cares my mind can ‖: never bear. :‖

4. I press to bear no haughtȳ sway,
I wish no more than may suffice,
I do no more than well I may,
Look, what I want my mind supplies.
‖: Lo! thus I triumph like a king,
My mind content with anything, :‖
My mind content with ‖: anything. :‖

5. I laugh not at another’s loss,
Nor grudge not at another’s gain;
No wȯrldlȳ waves my mind can toss;
I brook that is another’s bane.
‖: I fe᷍ar no foe nor fawn on friend,
I loathe not life nor dread mine end, :‖
I loathe not life nor dread ‖: mine end. :‖

6. My wealth is health and pėrfect ease,
And conscience cle᷍ar my chief defence;
I never seek by bribes to please,
Nor by desėrt to give offence.
‖: Thus do I live, thus will I die –
Would all did so as well as I, :‖
Would all did so as well ‖: as I! :‖