 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...pastime eireled in the shade, The young eontending aa the old survey'd ; And many a gambol froliek'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round ; And still as eaeh repeated pleasure tir'd. Sueeeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd. The daneing pair, that... | |
 | Eyre Evans Crowe - Ireland - 1825 - 336 pages
...undauntedly entered the house of merriment, and chilled by his appearance the better part of its mirth. " The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down," retreated from the prostrate door, on which in the midst they had been performing their feats within... | |
 | Eyre Evans Crowe - 1825 - 332 pages
...undauntedly entered the house of merriment, and chilled by his appearance the better part of its mirth. " The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down," retreated from the prostrate door, on which in the midst they had been performing their feats within... | |
 | Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez - Spain - 1825 - 326 pages
...pastime circled iu the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gamhol froliek'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round. The Deserted Village.— Goldsmith. excursion to Isabella's Island was followed by another to a Romeria... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...o'er the ground, ... • ,,... -j ,.rimA -, .t^nd slights of art and feats of strength went round; f And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspirM ; • ju '••!.+'£& The dkncing pair that simply sought renown, • . ••. „ -,-.... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...spreading tree : While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights...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... | |
 | Valentín Llanos Gutiérrez - Spain - 1825 - 332 pages
...spreading tree, While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground. And sleights of art and feats of strength went round. The Deserted Village.— Goldtmtth. OUR excursion to Isabella's Island was followed by another to a... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...The young contending as the old survey'd : And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And stights of art and feats of strength went round And still,...pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired : The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire eace other down ; The... | |
 | English literature - 1829 - 430 pages
...the midst of an edifying dissertation on the laws of harmony. The next tent we entered, contained " A dancing pair, that simply sought renown By holding out, to tire each other down." The boy, (with his hat and coat on, of course,) performed feats of supererogation. He frequently sprung... | |
 | Christianity - 1829 - 666 pages
...vigour which the elasticity and buoyancy of youth may produce. The spirit which actuated Goldsmith's pair, " That simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down," is not known among them ; probably, a week of toil may have the West Indies, generally, were much better... | |
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How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old... 
