 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...with seats beneath the shade , For talking age and whispering lovers made ! How often have I bless' d the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn...strength went round ; And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd , Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown ,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round j And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding...By holding out to tire each other down; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending, as the old surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up then: sports beneath the spreading tree : While many a pastime...By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1845 - 276 pages
...bless'd the coming day When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...went round : And still, as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd — The dancing pair that simply sought renown... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of...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... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 614 pages
...many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went rount. • nd that , mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1846 - 292 pages
...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of...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... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 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...tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. * * * * Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 216 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...tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. * * * * Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn;... | |
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And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired : The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to... 
