"The earth did first spontaneously afford Choice fruits and wines to furnish out the board; With herbs and flow'rs unsown in verdant fields. But scarce by art so good a harvest yields; Though men and oxen mutually have strove, With all their utmost force the soil t' improve,"
Endroit: Chapter XII. Apology For Raimond Sebond. · ¶2250 Licence: Public domain · Source Le texte est donné tel que dans l'édition, sans retouche.