A short biographical note:

Henry Wotton (1568-1639) was born in Kent and the son of a country man. He was educated at Winchester School and Oxford, where he went first to New College and then to Queen’s College. He was a confidential agent and correspondent for the Earl of Essex, an eminent figure in Queen Elizabeth’s court. Upon his return to England, he was appointed Secretary of Essex and in 1594 he went to the Middle Temple to study law. In early 1601, he fled England after the failure of the Essex Revolt. In 1602, he made a romantic excursion under the false name, from Italy to Scotland, where he was brought to the King of Scotland, James VI, a report from Tuscany that there was a conspiracy to assassinate him. English throne as James I of England, he showed his gratitude by knighting him immediately. Sir Henry Wotton served James as ambassador for the next twenty years in Venice. He defined an ambassador as “an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.” He led an important mission in 1602 to the court of Emperor Ferdinand in Vienna to conduct negotiations on behalf of Jame’s daughter, the Queen of Bohemia. Such experience favored him to compose his most beautiful poem “On his lover, the queen of Bohemia”. After retiring from foreign service, he was installed as rector of Eton College. King James never forgot his loyalty to him and his daughter and gave him a generous pension in 1627 that more than doubled three years later. The last fifteen years of Wotton’s life formed a quiet close to his checkered career, that of a truly distinguished diplomat, scholar, and poet.

The various aspects of a happy life:

The character of a happy life is deeply a religious poem by spirit. It is about the life and virtue of a good man. According to him, it is a happy man who is born in this world and it is more brilliant that here he is taught knowledge based on selflessness, honesty, truthfulness and simplicity. Everything defends you from worldly filth and illuminates your spirituality. Such teaching eradicates vanity and its existence makes you happy in your work.

The happy man never makes passions his masters. They will subordinate it to their wills because they care about worldly fame. Such passions broaden his reputation in society and the inhabitants begin to secretly speak about him. The honest man is eminent of all spiritual characters and does not care for such public fame or secret conversations. Its existence never makes this world the center, but its inclination is spirituality and this world is for the moment. That is why his soul always remembers death and is ready for it. It means that his virtual being is ready to welcome him because the happy man knows it and is united. His step is different and he directs him to the abode of the lords.
The virtuous man or the man of the happy life is true and simple. Your inner being or existence that is pure like a newborn baby. He never stirs contempt for those whom luck favors. He is spiritually outspoken because he is not an ambitious man. In the abode of simplicity and truthfulness, vice is not allowed. It is under the arch of love, virtue, simplicity and honesty where vice never comes down that road. In such a beautiful life, praise is a great deception and is a means of bringing vanity that makes great wounds in your spirit and physical. Such a man has no will to rule men, but to rule over good.

In his poem, the virtuous man rejoices not only in the promise of a heavenly reward, but also in the enjoyment of a serene life of virtue in this world. His life is quite unusual and he is free from rumors. Rumor inflicts and annoys men. It brings restlessness and makes happy life noisy. His conscience is not weak but strong and he has an unwavering determination. In such a state, bullying and flattery never make an effort to annoy you or increase the possibility of annoying you. That is why flatterers flee from their honesty. Not only this, but even the oppressors never dare to ruin his glorious status.

There is a similarity between this poem and The Man of Life to the Right of Compion. They both care about the life and virtue of a good man. The honest or happy man is always satisfied and bows before God by his grace. He never acts like a selfish person. He is satisfied and grateful to Allah Almighty. When a person is completely dedicated to God, harmful days never appear. Enjoy every day with great spirit and love in the company of a religious book. The honest man accompanies great things based on spiritual directions and truthfulness, how his life can be miserable.

In the last stanza, the poet concludes that this man is free from slavery. Race on virtuous and honest tracks that will never be exploited or derailed. All your hopes and fears are linked to him. He rules over himself but has no hope of ruling the earth. His happy life is exempt from all good things, so it is his property that makes him glorious in this world, as well as in life here after.