 Nor drum was heard, nor trumpet's angry sound; Nor swords were forged ; but void of care and crime. The soft creation slept away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltless of the plough, And unprovoked, did fruitful stores allow : Content with food...  Of the Nature of Things: In Six Books - Page 543by Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...foft Creation flept away their Time. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, Andunprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow. Content with Food which...Bramble-berries gave the reft, And falling Acorns furnifh'd out a Feaft. The Flow'rs unfown in Fields and Meadows reign'd, And Weftern Winds immortal... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - 1714 - 508 pages
...ariftis. Flumina jam ladtis, jam flumina NeiSaris ibant, Flavaquede viridi ftillabant ilice mella. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow. The Flow'rs unfown, in Fields and Meadows reign'd, And Weftern Winds immortal Spring maintain'd. .... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pages
...but void of Care and Crime, The foft Creation flept away their Time. The teeming Earth, yet gulltlefs of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores...freely bred, On Wildings' and on Strawberries they fed : • Cornel; and Bramble-berries gave the reft, And fulling Acroni furnillf d out a Feaft. The Flow'rs... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Nor. Swords were forg'd•, but void of Care Sii^r.ime, "•"he foft Creation paft away their Time. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And...allow : Content with Food which Nature freely bred, Qn Wildings, and on Strawberries they fed. Cornels and Bramble.Berries gave the reft, And falling Acorns... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...found : Nor Swords were forg'd ; but, void of Care and Crim*t The foft Creation flept away their time. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And...Wildings and on Strawberries they fed ; Cornels and Bramble- berries gave the reft, And falling Acorns furnifli'd out a Fcail. 1 The Flow'rs unfown in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pages
...found : Nor fwords were forg'd ; but, void of care and crime, The foft creation flept away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltlefs of the plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful ftores allow : Content with food, which nature freely bred, On wildings and on ftrawberries they fed... | |
 | 1765 - 688 pages
...Гепп tnd* Morn o zi I>tife £8 F 19 il Silvefter. 9 3» 1 17 a U г 5б ert-iíc ti' S Зс -.- Content with Food, which Nature freely bred, On Wildings...Cornels and Bramble-berries gave the reft, And falling Acoras furnifti'd out a Feaft. 7 •Tfl ES?rm£ Qinritr legits on the «oih Ifcy of March,, »i M rmfci... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...found: Nor fwords were forg'd; but, void of care and crime, The foft creation flept away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltlefs of the plough. And unprovok'd, did fruitful ftores allow: Content with food, which nature freely bred. On wildings and on ftrawberries they fed... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1772 - 516 pages
...Sound, Nor Swords were forg 'd: But void ef Care and Crime, Tl)e foft Creation jlept away the Time; The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And...Stores allow. Content with Food which Nature freely hred, On Wildings and on Strawberries they fed; Cornels and Bramble-berries gave the rejl ; And falling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...found : Nor fwords were forg'd ; but, void of care and crime, The loft creation flept away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltlefs of the plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful ftores allow : Content with food, which nature freely bred, On wildings and on ftrawberries they fed... | |
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