Chapter 4 No.4

Then no rough sound of Wars Alarms,

Had taught the World the needless use of Arms:

Monarchs were uncreated then,

Those Arbitrary Rulers over men:

Kings that made Laws, first broke 'em, and the Gods

By teaching us Religion first, first set the World at Odds:

Till then Ambition was not known,

That Poyson to Content, Bane to Repose;

Each Swain was Lord o'er his own will alone,

His Innocence Religion was, and Laws.

Nor needed any troublesome defence

Against his Neighbours Insolence.

Flocks, Herds, and every necessary good

Which bounteous Nature had design'd for Food,

Whose kind increase o'er-spread the Meads and Plaines,

Was then a common Sacrifice to all th'agreeing Swaines.