 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 of art and feats of...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, By... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...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 of art and feats of...strength went round. And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mjrthful band inspir'd; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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 of art, and feats of...inspired : The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out, to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And slights of art and feats of 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, By... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...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 of art and feats of...strength went round, And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair, that simply sought renown,... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd; VOL. in. H 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 sports the mirthful band inspir'd; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 of art and feats of...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 By... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And slights of art and feats of 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* By... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...pleacnretir'd, Succeeding eports the mirthful band iospii'4 The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain...mistrust less of his smutted face, While secret laughter tit ter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's side-long looks of love, The matron's glance that would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...shade, The young contending as theoW survey 'd ; And many a gambol frolick'do*cr the ground. And slights of art and feats of strength went round ; And still, as each repeated pleasure tir*d, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspit'd • The dancing pair that (imply sought renown,... | |
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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 surveyed:... 
