Citation - Independent Gazeteer: 1783.02.08

IG.783.017
8 Feb 1783:41 (61)
THE HAPPY LIFE.
An Excellent old Ballad written by Sir Henry Wooten, Provost
of Eton College in the year 1659.  Sir Henry being then 72.
  How happy is he born or taught
  That serveth not another's will;
  Whose armour is his honest thought, 
  An simple truth his highest skill.
. . . [5 more verses.]