Solitude - Alexander Pope

"Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground.

Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield shade,
In winter, fire.

Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.

Sound sleep by night; study and ease
Together mixed; sweet recreation,
And innocence, which most does please
With meditation.

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie. "

Here Pope explains that everything one needs to succeed in life can easily be found without the help of anyone else. Not only do you not need anyone else, but life goes by smoother without anyone around to both you. "Sound sleep by night; study and ease", if one is alone there is no distraction keeping him from his goals.