Character of happy man part -2 class 10th PSEB and others board

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Stanza -1

How happy is he born or taught
That serveth not another’s will;
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill.

1. Name the poem and the poet.
Ans  Poem:- Character of A Happy Man
Poet:- Sir Henry Wotton

2. What is the armour of a happy man?
Ans. The armour of a happy man is his honest thoughts.

3. What is his utmost skill?
Ans:- Simple truth is his utmost skill.

Stanza-2

Whose passions not his masters are;
Whose soul is still prepared for death;
Untied unto the world with care
Of public fame or private breath.
1. What is a happy man not afraid of?
Ans:- A happy man is not afraid of death.
2. What is a happy man not slave of?
Ans:- A happy man is not slave of his passions.
3. What does a truly happy person not care about ?
Ans. He does not care about worldly fame or people's opinions.

Stanza-3
Who envies none whom chance doth raise
Nor vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given with praise;
Nor rules of state, but rules of good.

1. Who does a happy man envy?
Ans:- A happy man envies nobody.
2. What does a happy man not understand?
Ans:- A happy person does not understand how deepest wounds are caused by false praise.
3. What does a truly happy person rule over?
Ans:- A truly happy person does not rule over any state. He rules over others not by virtue of any political power but by  thegoodness of his heart.
Stanza-4
Who God doth and early pray
More of his grace than gifts to lend;
And entertains the harmless day
With a religious friend.
1. What does a happy person pray for?
Ans:- A happy person prays for God’s grace. He does not pray for any worldly gifts.
2. What do you understand by the term harmless day?
Ans:- It means the harmless activities of the day.
3. How does a happy man spend his day?
Ans:- He spends his day in the study of religious book or in the company of some noble friend.

Stanza-5

This man is free from servile bonds
Of hope to rise and fear to fall;
Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.
1. What does the poet mean by ‘this man’?
Ans:- ‘This man’ means the man who wants to betruly happy.
2. What do ‘servile bonds’ refer to?
Ans:- ‘Servile bonds’ refer to hope to rise and fear to fall.
3. Explain the last line of the stanza.
Ans:- A happy man may not be the master of lands. But he is a master of lands , but he is a master of himself. Thus he may have nothing , yet he has all.







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