The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.


Line 506. - The Task (1785) - Book I, The Sofa


The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.