 Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves ! Whose boughs to man his food and shelter lent, Pure in his pleasures, happy in his loves, His eye still smiling, and his heart content. Then, hand in hand, health, sport, and labour went. Nature supplied...  The Minstrel, Or, The Progress of Genius, with Some Other Poems - Page 54by James Beattie - 1803 - 147 pagesFull view - About this book
 | several hands - 1774 - 596 pages
...food and flicker lent, 41 Pure in his pleafures, happy in his loves, " His eye Hill failing, and hi« heart content. " Then, hand in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour went. " Nature fupply'd the wifh (he taught to crave. • " None prowl'd for prey, none watch'd to circumvent. " To... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...to man his food and fhelter lent, Pure in hispleafures, happy in his loves, His eyes ttill fmiling, and his heart content. Then, hand in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour went. Nature fupplied the wi/h fhe taught to crave. N:»ne prowled for prey, none watch 'd to circumvent. To all... | |
 | 1789 - 214 pages
...bed of peace, and crown the board of wirth. XXXVIII. " Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groyes, Whose boughs to man his food and shelter lent, Pure...hand in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour went. Nature supply'd the wish she taught to crave. None prowl'd for prey, none watch'd to circumvent. To all an... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...and crown the boajrd of aiirth. XXXVIII. " Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves, Whose houghs to man his. food and shelter lent, Pure in his pleasures, happy in bis loves, His eye still smiling, and his heart content. Then, hand in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...parent earth ; " Or toward his bower the murmuring stream decoy, " To aid the floweret's long-expefted birth, " And lull the bed of peace, and crown the...and shelter lent, " Pure in his pleasures, happy in liis loves, " His eye still smiling, and his heart content. " Then, hand in hand, Health, Sport, and... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...fiowret's long-expefted birth, " And lull the bed of peace, and crown the board of mirth, XXXVIII. " Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves, " Whose...in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour went, " Nature supply'd the wisk she taught to crave. " None prowl'd for prey, none watch'd to circumvent. " To all... | |
 | James Beattie - 1802 - 152 pages
...long-expected birth, u And lull the bed of peace, and crown the board of mirth. « Plutarch. E XXXVIII. " Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves, " Whose...in hand, Health, Sport, and Labour went. " Nature supply'd the wish she taught to crave. " None prowl'd for prey, none watch'd to circumvent. " To all... | |
 | James Beattie - 1805 - 178 pages
...song, ' How tyrant blood, o'er many a region wide, ' Rolls to a thousand thrones its execrable tide. XXXVI. ' O, who of man the story will unfold, ' Ere...circumvent. ' To all an equal lot Heaven's bounty gave : ' No vassal feared his lord, no tyrant feared his slave. XXXVIII. ' But ah ! the Historic Muse has... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1805 - 190 pages
...long-expected birth, «« And lull the bed of peace, and crown .the board of " mirth. « Plutarch. 38 44 Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves ! " Whose...in hand, health, sport, and labour went. " Nature supply'd the wish she taught to crave. " None prowl'd for prey, none watch'd to circumvent. 44 To all... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...the floweret's long-expected birth, [mirth. '' And lull the bed of peace, and crown the board of " Sweet were your shades, O ye primeval groves, " Whose...loves, " His eye still smiling, and his heart content, [went. " Then, hand in hand, Health, Spoit, and Labor " Nature supply'd the wish she taught to crave.... | |
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