 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 426 pages
...Sort of Poetry, was probably Paftoral : 'Tis natural to imagine, that the Leifure of thofe antient Shepherds requiring fome Diverfion, none was fo proper to that folitary Life, as finging, and that in their Songs, they took Occafion ts celebrate their own own Felicity : From hence... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...poetry was probably paftoral. 'Tis natural to imagine, that the leifure of thofe ancient fhepherds requiring fome diverfion, none was fo proper to- that folitary life as finging ; and that in their longs they took occalion to celebrate their own felicity. From hence a... | |
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Flocks, fecms to be the firft Employment of Mankind, the moft antient Sort of Poetry, was probably Paftoral : 'Tis natural to imagine, that the Leifure of thofe antient Shepherds requiring fome Diverfion, none was fo proper to that folitary Life, as finging,... 