 | 1714 - 528 Seiten
...pleafe : Gods they had try'd of ev'ry Shape and Size, That God-Smiths could produce, or Priefts devife. And, when no Rule, no Precedent was found Of Men, by Laws left circumfcrib'd and botmd j They led their wild Defires to Woods and Caves, And thought that all... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 Seiten
...God-finiths cou'd produce, or Priefts devifc 0 'l licfc /td.iK-v,its, too fortunately free, Began to dicaru 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 andCavesj And thought that all but... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 Seiten
...cou'd produce, or Priefts devife :) Theft t4dam-\virs, too fortunarely free, Began to dream they wanred Liberty, And when no rule, no precedent was found, Of Men, by Laws left circmnferib'd and bound; They led their wild defires to Woods and Caves j And thought that all... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 Seiten
...Gods they 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...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 - 1767 - 318 Seiten
...Gods they had 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...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 Dryden - 1773 - 260 Seiten
...(Gods they had try'd of every fhape and fize, That god-fmiths cou'd produce, or priefb devif; :) Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they wanted liberty ; And when no rule, nor precedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs cireumferib'd and bound ; They led their wild defires... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 Seiten
...they had 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...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 - 1779 - 664 Seiten
...Gods they 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 Seiten
...Gods they had try'd of every mape and fize, That godfmiths could produce, or priefts devife i Thefe Adam-wits too fortunately free, Began to dream they 'wanted liberty ; And when no rule, nofrecedent was found, Of men, by laws lefs circumfcrib'd and bound ; They led their wild defires to... | |
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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. 
