Diſtinct with Gold, entangled in her Snares,

Uſeleſs reſiſtance make: with eager ſtrides

She tow’ring flies to her expected Spoils;

Then with envenom’d Jaws the vital Blood

Drinks of reluctant Foes, and to her Cave

Their bulky Carcaſſes triumphant drags.

So paſs my days. But when Nocturnal Shades

This World invelop, and th’inclement Air

Perſwades Men to repel benumming Froſts,

With pleaſant Wines, and crackling blaze of Wood;