 | 1846 - 532 pages
...And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of strength went round, These were thy charms, sweet village! sports like...With sweet succession taught e'en toil to please. The Squire of course will not think it enough to permit or patronise a restoration of holy-days and... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...tire each other down ; The swain, mistrustiess of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered, round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks...With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please. Sweet was the sound, when oil, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd...The matron's glance that would those looks reprove i These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...secret laughter tittered round the place ; «OLDSM1TH. The bashful virgin's ride-lone looks of lore, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove...their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms — bat all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...dancing pair that simply sought renown. By'holding out to tire each other down, The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd...! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught even toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed ; Sweet smiling village,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...dancing pair that simply sought renown By holding out to tire each other down, The swain mistrnstless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd...! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught even toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed ; These were thy charms... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...tire each other down ; The swaift, mistrustless of his smutted face, While eecret laughter tittered y, the benefit of his labour is felt more or less in every country : I hope he will anticipate Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up younder hill the village murmur rose ; There... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...tire each other down ; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks...With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There as... | |
 | Stephen Watkins Clark - English language - 1851 - 204 pages
..." I sit me down, a pensive hour to spend." " Me" is used to throw the accent on the word " down." " These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like...With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please." " E'en" is used to make •' toil" emphatic. For observations on Words of Euphony, see Grammar, pp.... | |
 | Henry Drury - English poetry - 1851 - 386 pages
...to tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would these looks reprove! These were thy charms, sweet Village ; sports like these With sweet succession... | |
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The dancing pair that simply sought renown By holding out to tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would... 
