Alexander Pope on Agriculture
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βHere Ceres' gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper's hand.β
βWhere grows?βwhere grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil.β
βOur rural ancestors, with little blest, Patient of labour when the end was rest, Indulg'd the day that hous'd their annual grain, With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain.β
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