 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pages
...ftjll can do fo every Day) L 4 " It 152 The BEASTS CONFESSION It feems, they had Religion then, . As much as now we find in Men. It happen'd when a Plague...Quadrupeds I only mean) By Proclamation gave Command, That ev'ry Subject in the Land Should to the Prieft confefs their Sins ; And thus the pious WOLF begins... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 426 pages
...could fpeak, (the learned fay, They ftill can do fo every day), It Teems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague broke out, 5 (Which therefore made them more devout), The king of brutes (to make it plain, Of quadrupeds I only... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 462 pages
...tnhen, As much as now we find in men* It happen'd, when a plauge broke out (Which therefore madethem more devout), The king of brutes (to make it plain,...quadrupeds I only mean) By proclamation gave command, That ev'ry fubjed: in the land Should to the prieft confefs their fins 5 And thus the pipus wolf begins... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...could' fpeak, (the learned fay, * " They ftill can do fo every day), It items they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague broke out, 5 (Which therefore made them more devout), The king of brutes (to make it plain, Of quadrupedes I only... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 404 pages
...could fpeak (the learned fay,, They ftill can do fo every day), It feems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague...only mean) By proclamation gave command, That every fubjett in the land Should to the prieft confefs their fins ; And thus the pious wolf begins. Good... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...could fpeak (the learned fay, * " They ftill can do fo every day), It feems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague broke ont (Which therefore made them more devout), The king of brutes (to make it plain, Of quadrupeds I... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 pages
...could fpeak (the learned fay * They ftill can do fo every day) It feems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague...only mean) By proclamation gave command, That every fubjedt in the land Should to the prieft confefs their fins j And thus the pious wolf begins: Good... | |
 | English poetry - 1787 - 446 pages
...Beasts could speak, (the learned say They still can do so ev'ry day) It seems they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd when a plague broke out, 5 (Which therefore made them more devout) The king of brutes (to make it plain, Of quadrupeds I only... | |
 | Eschenburg - Literature - 1788 - 472 pages
...fpeok, (the Learned fay They ftill can do fo every day.) It fesitt^s, the.y Jiad religion thent As much as now we find in men. It happen'd when a plague...Quadrupeds I only mean) By proclamation gave command, That ev'ry fubjeft in the land Should to the Prieft confefs their fins; And thiis the pious Wolf begins... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...could fpeak (the learned fay, They ftill can do fo every day), It feems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague...only mean) By proclamation gave command, That every fubjeft in the land Should to the prieft confefs their fins; And thus the pious wolf begins : Good... | |
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When beasts could speak, (the learned say They still can do so every day,) It seems, they had religion then, As much as now we find in men. It happen'd, when a plague broke out, (Which therefore made them more devout... 
