 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...While secret laughter tittered round the place' ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love' ; 30 The matron's glance, that would those looks reprove'...These were thy charms', sweet village' ; sports like these1, With sweet succession', taught e'en toilv to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1846 - 296 pages
...tire each other down ; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, VVhile secret laughter tittered round the place, The bashful virgin's sidelong looks...The matron's 'glance that would those looks reprove. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose. There, as... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...to tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted tare, While secret laughter titter'd mething too wise for innocent relaxation : though...permanent pleasure. What they want, however, in gaiety, lied. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 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...were thy charms — but all these charms are fled No more the glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges, works its weedy way ; Sunk are thy... | |
 | 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
...to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's side-long looks...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, 20 The matron's glance that would those looks reprove...were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. 25 Sweet, smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, arid all thy charms withdrawn;... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, 20 The matron's glance that wpuld those looks reprove : These were thy charms, sweet...were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. 25 Sweet, smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn... | |
 | George Croly - 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,... | |
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... 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... 
