He in wantonness ope'd his wide jaws,

As a Shark may disport with the Fry;

Or a Lion, when licking his paws,

May wantonly snap at a Fly.

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Could there live such an envious Man,

Who endur'd not the halcyon scene?

When the infantine Peasantry ran,

And roll'd on the daisy-deck'd Green:

Ah! sure 'twas fell Envy's despite,