Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green : One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a tillage stints thy... Studies from the English Poets - Page 494by George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...These were thy charms—but all these charms are fled! Sweet smiling village! loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn:...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain. No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way; Along thy glades,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...These were thy charms — But all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But, chok'd with sedges, works its weedy way; Along thy... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 488 pages
...These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled! Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But, choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village ! loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choaked with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy... | |
| 1820 - 696 pages
...companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawo, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain. And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " yo« are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
| 1821 - 456 pages
...companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...[fled. These were thy charms—but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn;...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way; Along thy glades,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...[fled. These were thy charms — but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But chok'd with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy... | |
| Walter Blunt, Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1822 - 504 pages
...emphasis: — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, aud all thy charing withdrawn ; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
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