 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...try'd of every fliape and fize, That GoU-fmiths eou'd produce, or Priefis dcvife 0 Thefe ^Idam-mts, too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted Liberty,...when no rule, no precedent was found Of Men,, by Laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound; They led'theirwild defires to Woods and Cavejt} , And thought that all... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...found, Of Men, by Laws left circmnferib'd and bound; They led their wild defires to Woods and Caves j And thought that all but Savages were Slaves. They who, when Saul was dead, without a blow. Made fooli(h ;(heofherh the Crown forego ; Who bani(ht David did from Hebron bring, And with a general (hout,... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...found, Of Men, by Laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound; They led their wild defires to Woods andCavesj And thought that all but Savages were Slaves. They who, when Saul was dead, without a blow, Made foolifli Ijlibofieth the Crown forego ; Who banifht David did from Hehron bring, And with a general... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...had try'd of every fhape and fize, That godfmiths could produce, or priefts devife : Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound ; They led their wild defires to woods and caves, And thought that all... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...try'd of every fhape and fize, That goldfmiths could produce, or priefts devife: Thefe 2 Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...And when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by Jaws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound; They led their wild delires to woods and caves, And thought that... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...try'd of ev'ry shape and size 49 That god-smiths could produce, or priests devise :) These Adam-wits, too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...rule, no precedent, was found, Of men by laws less circumscrib'd and bound, They led their wild destres to woods and caves, 55 And thought that all hut... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...had try'd of every fhnpe and l:re, That godfmiths could produce, or priefts devife : Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound; They led their wild defires to woods and caves, And thought that all... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...had try'd of every fhape and fize. That goldfmiths could produce or priefU devife ; Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound ; They led their wild delires to woods and caves, And thought that all... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...had try'd of every fhape and fize. That goldfmiths could produce or priefts devife : Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty...when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws left circumfcriVd and bound ; They led their wild defires to woods and caves, And thought that all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...fjze, That rodfmiths could produce or priefts devife : Theft Ai'am-wits too fortunately free, ^ejan to dream they wanted liberty ; And when no rule, no precedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound , They led their wild defires to woods and caves, And thought that all... | |
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Of men by laws less circumscribed and bound, They led their wild desires to woods and caves And thought that all but savages were slaves. 
