Page:The Chace - Somervile (1735).djvu/25

This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
Book I.
THE CHACE.
5
To that all-gracious Pow'r, whose bounteous HandSupports his wide Creation; what remainsOn living Coals they broil, inelegantOf Taste, nor skill'd as yet in nicer Arts 60Of pamper'd Luxury. Devotion pure,And strong Necessity, thus first beganThe Chace of Beasts: Tho' bloody was the Deed,Yet without Guilt. For the green Herb aloneUnequal to sustain Man's lab'ring Race, 65[1]Now ev'ry moving Thing that liv'd on EarthWas granted him for Food. So just is Heav'n,To give us in Proportion to our Wants.
 Or Chance or Industry in After-TimesSome few Improvements made, but short as yet 70Of due Perfection. In this Isle remoteOur painted Ancestors were slow to learn,
  1. ↑ Gen. chap. ix. ver. 3.

To

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.