 How often have I blest 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, While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed;...  Elegant Extracts - Page 198edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...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,...circled in the shade, -. The young contending as the old survey 'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and featsof strength went... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1839 - 550 pages
...blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train from labour says he, ]>ointing to an old oak chair, there's a...chair the kings of England were crowned : you see aïs siirvey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...bless'd 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...; 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...bless'd 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...survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, ' id sleights of art and feats of strength went round. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired,... | |
 | Christianity - 1840 - 516 pages
...blessed 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...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed." Milton describes this tree as the favourite resort of shepherds : " Every shepherd tells... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...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 contended as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...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...survey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of ait and feats of strength went round. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...bless'd 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...; 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 tir'd, Succeeding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...bless'd 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...; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art andfeats of strength wentround; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...all the village train from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; While manya pastime circled in the shade, The young contending...survey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleight« of art and feaU of strength went round; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding... | |
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