secure
certain to remain safe
thy
your
foul
unfair
possessed
completely controlled
spite
even though
fate
events outside a person's control
joys
a feeling of great pleasure
certain to remain safe
your
unfair
completely controlled
even though
events outside a person's control
a feeling of great pleasure
The Question and Answer section for Happy the Man is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The "man" or speaker, Horace, is the protagonist.
In Chapter One, we learn that Shakespeare's comtemporaries said, "his Plays took well" and Shakespeare was "a handsome, well shaped man, very good company, and of a very ready and pleasant smooth wit."
According to Russell, a generous spirit brings happiness.