from the Book of Genesis

And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.  And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. [. . .]  And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beastr of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them.  2: 8-9; 19

And God blessed [Adam and Eve], and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the face of the earth.  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you shall it be for meat.  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat, and it was so.  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.  1: 28-31
 

from Bulfinch's (Greek and Roman) Mythology

The world being thus furnished with inhabitants, the first age was an age of innocence and happiness, called the Golden Age.  Truth and right prevailed, though not enforced by law, nor was there any magistrate to threaten or punish.  The forest had not yet been robbed of its trees to furnish timbers for vessels, nor had men built fortifications round their towns.  There were no such things as swords, spears, or helmets.  The earth brought forth all things necessary for man, without his labor in ploughing or sowing.  Perpetual spring reigned, flowers spring up without seed, the rivers flowed with milk and wine, and yellow honey distilled from the oaks.  (14)

from Peter Martyr's notes on the New World (1516)

The silanders of Hispaniola, in my opinion, may be esteemed more fortunate than were the Latins, above all should they become converted to the true religion.  They go naked, they know neither weights nor measures, nor that source of all misfortunes, money; living in a golden age, without laws, without lying judges, without books, satisfied with their life, and in no wise solicitous for the future.

[In Cuba] it is indeed a golden age, neither ditches nor hedges nor walls to enclose thier domains; they live in gardens open to all, without laws and without judges; their conduct is naturally equitable, and whoever injures his neighbor is considered a criminal and an outlaw.

The innocent earth
Learned neither spade nor plough; she gave her
Riches as fruit hangs from the tree . . .
Springtime the single
Season of the year, and through that hour
The soft breath of the south in flowering leaf.  (Ovid)

quoted ny Howard Mumford Jones, O Brave New World (17)