 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...  The Annual Necrology, for 1797-8;: Including, Also, Various Articles of ... - Page 1481800 - 653 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...away their Time. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, Andunprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow. Content with Food which Nature freely bred, On Wildings and on Strawberries they fed; Cornels and Bramble-berries gave the reft, And falling Acorns furnifh'd out... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 pages
...arbore glandes. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And unprovok'd did fruitful Stores allow : Content with Food, which Nature freely bred, On Wildings, and on Strawberries they fed ; Cornels and Bramble-berries gave the reft ; And falling Acorns furnirti'J out... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...away their Time. The teeming Earth, yet gulltlefs of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow. Content with Food which Nature freely bred, On Wildings' and on Strawberries they fed : • Cornel; and Bramble-berries gave the reft, And fulling Acroni furnillf... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...away their time. The teeming Earth, yet guiltlefs of the Plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Stores allow : Content with Food, which Nature freely bred, On Wildings and on Strawberries they fed ; Cornels and Bramble- berries gave the reft, And falling Acorns furnifli'd out... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...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,...bramble-berries gave the reft, And falling acorns furnim'd out a feaft. The flow'rs unfown in fields and meadows reign'd; And weftern winds immortal... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...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....falling acorns furnifh'd out a feaft. The flow'rs unfown in fields and meadows reign'd; And weftern winds immortal fpring maintain'd. In following years... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...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....reft, And falling acorns furnifh'd out a feaft. The ftow'rs unfown in fields and meadows reign'd; And weftern winds immortal fpring mamtain'd. In following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltlefs of the plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful Itores allow : Content with food, which nature freely bred,...bramble-berries gave the reft, And falling acorns furnilb'deut a fejft. Ths. The flowers unfown in fields and meadows reign'd ; And weftern winds immortal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...away their time. The teeming earth, yet guiltlefs ot the plough, And unprovok'd, did fruitful ftores allow : Content with food, which nature freely bred,...fed ; Cornels and bramble-berries gave the reft, And iat!ing acorns furnifb'd out aTer'ft» The The flowers unfown in fields and meadows reign'd ; And weftern... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...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,...they fed ; Cornels and bramble-berries gave the reft, Aj:d falling acorns furnifl:'d out a feaft. Th« The flowers unfown in fields and meadows reign'd ;... | |
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