 | Virgil - 1803 - 364 lehte
...scatter'd cots, and yet unpeopled plains, Once fill'd with grazing flocks, the shepherds' happy reigns. 720 Here, from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague...slew, Pois'ning the standing lakes, and pools impure; 725 Nor was the foodful grass in fields secure. / Ordain'd by Nature for a better use. The victim ox,... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 lehte
...scatter'd cots, and yet unpeopled plains, Once fill'd with grazing flocks, the shepherds' happy reigns. 720 Here, from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague...slew Pois'ning the standing lakes, and pools impure; 725 Nor was the foodful grass in fields secure. Strange death ! for, when the thirsty fire had drunk... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 378 lehte
...cotts, and yet unpeopled plains; I Once fill'd with grazing flocks, the shepherd's happy | reigns. 720 J Here, from the vicious air, and sickly skies, A plague did on the dumh creation rise : During th' autumnal heats th' infection grew, Tame cattle, and the heasts of nature... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 lehte
...scattered cots, and yet unpeopled plains, Once filled with grazing flocks, the shepherds' hap- 1 py reigns. Here, from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague did on the dumb creation rise : During the autumnal heats the infection grew, Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Poisoning the standing... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 lehte
...scattered cots, and yet unpeopled plains, Once filled with grazing flocks, the shepherds' hap- j py reigns. Here, from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague did on the dumb creation rise : During the autumnal heats the infection grew, Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Poisoning the standing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 lehte
...scatter'd cots, and yet unpeopled plains : Once till'd with grazing Bocks, the shepherd's happy reigns. Here from the vicious air, and sickly skies, A plague...grew, Tame cattle, and the beasts of nature slew. Poisoning the standing lakes, and pools impure : Nor wa* the foodful srass in fields secure. Strange... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 760 lehte
...scatterM cots, ami yet unpeopled plains : Once lill'd with grazing flocks, the shepherd's happy reigns. Here from the vicious air, and sickly skies, A plague...creation rise: During th' autumnal heats th' infection crew, Tame tattle, and the beasts of nature slew. Poisoning the standing lakes, and pools impure: Nor... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 lehte
...scatterM cots, and yet unpeopled plains : Once fill'd with grazing Socks, the shepherd's happy rf igns. Here from the vicious air, and sickly skies, A plague...the dumb creation rise : During th' autumnal heats th1 infection grew, Tame cattle, and tli4 beasts of nature slew. Poisoning the standing lakes, and... | |
 | 1813 - 432 lehte
...cots, and yet unpeopled plains, ^ Once fill'd with grazing flocks, the shepherds'/ happy reigns. j Here from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague did on the dumb creation rise : During the' antuumal heats the' infection grew, Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Poisoning the standing... | |
 | Virgil - 1819 - 488 lehte
...scatter'd cots, and yet unpeopled plains, \Once fill'd with grazing flocks, thfe shepherds' happy reigns. Here, from the vicious air and sickly skies, A plague did on the dumb creation rise : i-2 During th' autumnal heats th' infection grew ; Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Pois'ning... | |
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During the autumnal heats the infection grew, Tame cattle and the beasts of nature slew, Poisoning the standing lakes, and pools impure; Nor was the foodful grass in fields secure. Strange death! for when the thirsty fire had drunk Their vital blood,... 
