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Thomas Warton. 1728-1790

All human race, from China to Peru,[403:4]

Pleasure, howe'er disguis'd by art, pursue.

Universal Love of Pleasure.

Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways

Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers.

Written on a Blank Leaf of Dugdale's Monasticon.