 | Collection - 1755 - 378 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...length, his ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; Eat t'other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the nod That... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But t'other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the nod That (hook... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race In treat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid reftore. Jove, footh'd at length, his ear jnclin'd» And granted half their pray'r ; But t'other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air.... | |
 | 1754 - 702 lehte
...men. Repenting foon, th' offending race Ir.treat the irjur'd pow'r, To give them back the human lhape, And reafon's aid reftore. Jove, footh'd at length, his ear inclin'd. And granted half their pray'r : The other half he bid the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the triune!' rer giv'n the nod,... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But t' other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the nod That fhook... | |
 | 1765 - 414 lehte
...monkiei chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But t' other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the nod That fhook... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worttilefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But. t'other half he bade the wind Di/perfe in empty air. Scarce had the thnnd'rer giv'n the nod That fhook... | |
 | 1781 - 384 lehte
...monkies ching'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon, th' ofTending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...ear inclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But t'other half he bid the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the nod, That fliook... | |
 | 1782 - 500 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid...at length, his ear inclin'd, And granted half their prayer ; But t'other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air. Scarce had the thund'rer giv'n the... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 370 lehte
...monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant, foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid reftore. Jove, footh'd at length, his ear hiclin'd, And granted half their pray'r ; But th' other half he bade the wind Difperfe in empty air.... | |
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WHOE'ER with curious eye has rang'd Through Ovid's tales, has feen How Jove, incens'd, to monkies chang'd A tribe of worthlefs men. Repentant foon th' offending race Intreat the injur'd pow'r, To give them back the human face, And reafon's aid reftore.... 
