Chapter 5 No.5

Right and Property were words since made,

When Power taught Mankind to invade:

When Pride and Avarice became a Trade;

Carri'd on by discord, noise and wars,

For which they barter'd wounds and scarrs;

And to Inhaunce the Merchandize, miscall'd it, Fame,

And Rapes, Invasions, Tyrannies,

Was gaining of a Glorious Name:

Stiling their salvage slaughters, Victories;

Honour, the Error and the Cheat

Of the Ill-natur'd Bus'ey Great,

Nonsense, invented by the Proud,

Fond Idol of the slavish Crowd,

Thou wert not known in those blest days

Thy Poyson was not mixt with our unbounded Joyes;

Then it was glory to pursue delight,

And that was lawful all, that Pleasure did invite,

Then 'twas the Amorous world injoy'd its Reign;

And Tyrant Honour strove t' usurp in Vain.