...all creatures hides the book of fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state ; From beasts what men, from men what angels know, Or who could...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the luscious food, And licks the hand that's rais'd to shed his blood."...

...fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state; From brutes what men, from men, what spirits know Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. O...

...fate, All but the page prescrib-d, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas-d to the last, he crops the flow-ry food,...

...to all my arguments, and would neither admit the truth nor beauty of Pope's more rational system. " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood."...

...exhibits. Even familiar as it is to our ear, we never examine it but with uudiminished admiration. * The lamb, thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he ?kip and play ? Pleased to the last he crops the flowery (boo, And licks the hand just raided to shed...

...state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below 1 80 The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play 1 Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood....

...fate; All but the page prescrib'tl, their present state ; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know ; Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-dajr, Had he thy reason, would he skip and^play ? Pleas'd to the last, lie crops the flow'ry food,...

...Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? The...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....

...Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer being here below ? The...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....

...but the page preserib'd, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits kno\v : Or who could suffer Being here below ; The lamb thy...to-day, Had he thy Reason, would he skip and play ? , , Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood....