Note 58:1 — Chapter III · Of the Oak.
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Fœlix illa ætas mundi, justissima nymphe, Cùm dabat umbra domum vivam tua, cùm domus ipsa Deciduâ dominos pascebat fruge quietos, Soláque præbebant sylvestria poma secundas Gramineis epulas mensis; nondum arte magistra Arbor adulteriis præluserat insita nostris, &c. Couleii Pl. l. 6.