. T. Lucretius Carus Of the nature of things : in six books. Illustrated with proper and useful notes. Adorned with copper-plates, curiously engraved by Guernier, and others .. . e delicioujly than before, tfhenthey firft eftablijhed Societies, entered into Leagues andAlliances, divided the Land among themfelves, and chofeKings to govern them, who were either the moft fir ong,the moft beautiful, or the moft witty among them, andwere elecled for one or more of thefe three at length Gold being found out, the Richer com-manded the Poorer ; and Envy fpringing up amongthem, a Sedition a
. T. Lucretius Carus Of the nature of things : in six books. Illustrated with proper and useful notes. Adorned with copper-plates, curiously engraved by Guernier, and others .. . e delicioujly than before, tfhenthey firft eftablijhed Societies, entered into Leagues andAlliances, divided the Land among themfelves, and chofeKings to govern them, who were either the moft fir ong,the moft beautiful, or the moft witty among them, andwere elecled for one or more of thefe three at length Gold being found out, the Richer com-manded the Poorer ; and Envy fpringing up amongthem, a Sedition arofe, the Kings were depofed, Re~publicks were inftituted, and Laws eftablijhed to fe-cure every one in his Property. He treats of theFear of the Gods, and of the firft Rife of Religion,which he afcribes merely to Ignorance of the DivineNature, and of natural Caufes. And to the Endof the Book he teaches how the fever at Metals, Gold,Silver, Brafs, Iron and Lead, came firft to be dif-covered. He mentions the firft Arts of War, andthe Weapons then ufed; and concludes with the In-vention and Progrefs of Spinning, Weaving, Agri-culture, Sailing, Mufick, Poetry and other Arts,. \ <t. Lu- 1 VI
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