Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the cool sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
岂似市朝人，纷争似癫狂。
淳朴爱宁静，安分守规章。
闲居幽谷中，穷乡又僻壤。
孤陋寡见闻，默默度时光。