The grashopper, the toyling ante derides,
In Sommers heate, cause she for coulde prouides.”
The idea is in some degree approached in the Chorus of Henry V. act i. l. 5, vol. iv. p. 491,—
“Then should the warlike Harry, like himself
Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,
Leash’d in like hounds, should famine, sword, and fire
Crouch for employment.”
The triumph of industry may also be inferred from the marriage blessing which Ceres pronounces in the Masque of the Tempest, act iv. sc. 1, l. 110, vol. i. p. 57,—
“Earth’s increase, foison plenty,
Barns and garners never empty;