So Eden was a scene of harmless sport, Where kindness on his part who ruled the whole Begat a tranquil confidence in all, And fear as yet was not, nor cause for fear.
William Cowper
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Task, Book VI; Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete sentence or connected sentences from the 1785 poem. Theological imagining of coexistence in Eden.
- The Task, Book VI
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