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Which he himfelf manured, had Store of Fruit, 
While all the Country elfe was deflitute : 
The flanding Corn you on his Ground might view, 
And Apples broke the Boughs oz which they grew. 
His Neighbours quickly envied his Succefs, 
He by his Theffalian Arts his Ground did drefs ; 
They faid, and haftened on his early Corn 
By Herbs upon the Marfian Mountains born, 
Or Magical Infufions; then repleat 
With Rage and Envy to the Fudgment-Seat. 
They haul the blamelefi Swain, where his Defence 
He makes with Pain and rural Eloquence. 
Fts Sickle he produces, and his Spade, 
ind Rake, which by long Ufe were brighter made. 
See here, faid he, the Crimes which I have done; 
If Tools 6y Time and Ufage bright, are one: 
Thefe are my Magick Arts, the/e are my Charms: 
Then flretching forth his Labour-ftiff’'ned Arms, 
zs Sabine Dame, and Daughter’s brawny Hand, 
Inur’d to work, and with the Sunbeams tann’d. 
Thus by his Induftry bis Caufée he gains ; 
So much a Field tmproves by conflant Pains. 
fence comes good Corn, and hence the Trees are crown’d 
With heavy Boughs; hence tis that they abound 
In their choice Fruits, in each of which we find — 
A Colour proper to itfelf affign’d. ) 
Rapin, Bookiv. Page 181. 
