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" Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis sin to save ; This only just prerogative we have : But nourish life with vegetable food, And shun the sacrilegious taste of blood. "
Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book X-XV. The Epistles - Page 168
by Ovid - 1833
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Flight : Nor Hooks, conceal'd in Baits, for Fifh prepare, Nor Lines to heave them twinkling up in Ait. Take not away the Life you cannot give : For all things...to live. Kill noxious Creatures, where 'tis Sin to five^ This only juft Prerogative we have : But nourifh l<ife with vegetable Food, And fhun the facrilegious...
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Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace ...

John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Flight : Nor Hooks conceal'd in Baits for Fifli prepared Nor Lines to heave 'em twinkling up in Air. Take not away the Life you cannot give: For all Things have an equal Right to five. Kill noxious Creatures, where 'tis Sin to fave; This onlfpKl Prerogative we have : But nourifo...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conceal'd in baits for fim prepare, Nor lines to heave 'em twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to' live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave ; This only juft prerogative we have : F 2 But nourifh life with vegetable food, And fhun...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 4

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conceal'd in baits for fifh prepare, Nor lines to heave 'em twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave-j This only jufl prerogative we have : But nourifh life with vegetable food, And fhun the...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conceal'd in baits for fifh prepare, Nor lines to heave 'em twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave ; This only juft prerogative we have : But nourifh life with vegetable food, •'• And...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...for fifh prepare. Nor lines to heav^ 'em twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannoPgive : For all things have an equal right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave ; This only juft prerogative we have : But nouriOi life with vegetable food, * Arid fhun...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conceal'd in baits for fi(h prepare, Nor lines to heave them twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave ; This only juft prerogative we have : But nouri(h life with vegetable food, And (h:m the...
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Fables ancient and modern, tr. into verse: with original poems, Volume 2

John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...flight : Kor hooks conceal'd in baits for filh prepare, Nor lines to heave 'em twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis flu to fave ; This onlyjuft prerogative we have: But nouri(h life with vegetable food, And Oiun the...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 21

English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conceal'd in baits for fim prepare, Nor lines to heave them twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis fin to fave; This only juft prerogative we have : But nourifh life with vegetable food, And fhun the...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Dryden. Rochester ...

1793 - 806 pages
...flight : Nor hooks conccal'd in baits for tilii prepare. Nor lines to heave them twinkling up in air. Take not away the life you cannot give : For all things...right to live. Kill noxious creatures, where 'tis un to bve; This on!y juft prerogative we have : But iiourifli life with vegetable food, And (hun the...
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