The Different Ages of Man
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="furnished">furnished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="Truth">Truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="prevailed">prevailed</span>, <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="punish">punish</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="plowing">plowing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sowing">sowing</span>. <span word="Perpetual">Perpetual</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="reigned">reigned</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="distilled">distilled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oaks">oaks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span>. <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="Crops">Crops</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="planting">planting</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manly">manly</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="insolent">insolent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impious">impious</span>.</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brass">brass</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="savage">savage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temper">temper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="readier">readier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strife">strife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>, - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>. <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>; <span word="modesty">modesty</span>, <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="fled">fled</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nefarious">nefarious</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>. <span word="Fraud">Fraud</span>, <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="war">war</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rife">rife</span>.</p><p><span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>, <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="He">He</span> <span word="summoned">summoned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="council">council</span>. <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frightful">frightful</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worthier">worthier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reverent">reverent</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>. <span word="Fearing">Fearing</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conflagration">conflagration</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drown">drown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Speedily">Speedily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deluge">deluge</span>.</p>
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