 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 sidor
...Birds in airy Space might fafely move, And tim'rous Hares on Heaths fccurely rove : Nor needed Fifh the guileful Hooks to fear, For all was peaceful ;...Peace fincere. Whoever was the Wretch, ("and curs'd ba he) That envy'd firft our Food's Simplicity ; Th Eflay of bloody Feafts on Brutes began, And after... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sidor
...Golden Age, who fed on Fruit, Nor durft with bloody Meals their Mouths pollute. Then Birds in airy Space might fafely move, And tim'rous Hares on Heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed Fifh the guileful Hooks to fear, For all was peaceful ; and that Peace fmcere. Whoever was the Wretch... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...fuftain ; And gorge th' ungodly maw with meats obfcene. Not fo the golden age, who fed on fruit, < Nor durft with bloody meals their mouths pollute. Then...tim'rous hares on heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed Mi the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful, and that peace fincere. Whoever was the wretch... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...fuftain ; And gorge th' ungodly maw with meats obfce;ie. Not fo the golden age, who fed on fruit, Nor durft with bloody meals their mouths pollute. Then...tim'rous hares on heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed fifb the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful, and that peace lincere. Whoever was the wretch... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 sidor
...birds in airy fpace might fafely move, And tim'rous hares on heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed fifb the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful,...Whoever was the wretch (and curs'd be he) That envy'd firft our food's fimplicity ; Th' eflay of bloody feafts on brutes began, And after forg'd the fword... | |
 | John Zephaniah Holwell - 1767 - 178 sidor
...birds, ih airy fpace, might fafely movej And tim'rous hares on heaths fecurely rove, Nor needed fifh the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful, and that peace ftncere. Whoever was the wretch, and curs'd be he, That envy'd firft, our food's fimplicity } The eflay... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 sidor
...birds in airy fpaoe might lately move, And timorous hares on heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed fi(h the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful,...Whoever was the wretch (and curs'd be he) That envy'd firft our food's (i.nplicity ; Th' elfay of bloody fca!?.s on brutes be^an, And after forg'd the fword... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 sidor
...fuliain; And gorge th' ungodly maw w:th meats obfcene. Not fo the golden age, who fed on fruit, Nor durft with bloody meals their mouths pollute. Then birds in airy fpace might fafely move, And timorous hares on heaths fccnrely rove : Nor needed fifh the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 sidor
...th' ungodly maw with meats obfecne. Not fo the golden age, who fed on fruit, Nor duift with bldddy meals their mouths pollute. Then birds in airy fpace might fafely move, And timorous hares on heaths feenrely rove: Nor needed fi(h the guileful hooks to fear. For all was peaceful... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 sidor
...fuftain ; And gorge th' ungodly maw with meats obfcene. Not fo the golden .age, who fed on fruit, Nor durft with bloody meals their mouths pollute. Then birds in airy fpace might fafely move, And timorous hares on heaths fecurely rove : Nor needed fifh the guileful hooks to fear, For all was peaceful,... | |
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Not so the Golden Age, who fed on fruit, Nor durst with bloody meals their mouths pollute. Then birds in airy space might safely move. And... 
