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... A key to Hiley's Practical English composition - Page 143by Richard Hiley - 1859Full view - About this book
| Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 pages
...music, and laughter, were heard through the village. " And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; While...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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, enceforth I learn, that to obey is best, And love...truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground. And eleightaof art and feats of strength went... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village tram, from labour free, I*d up their sports beneath the spreading tree ! While...circled in the shade. The young contending as the old hurvey'd ; And many a gambol rrolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of strength... | |
| Elizabeth Kent (botanist.) - 1825 - 466 pages
...coming clay, 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...shade, The young contending, as the old surveyed." The following lines describe the appearance of this tree on the first of April : " Fringing the forest's... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...coining day, . When toil remitting, lent its turn to play And all the village train, from labor tree, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree, While...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolic'd o'er the ground, And slights of art and teats of strength went... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...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...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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... | |
| Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...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...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ! And many a gambol frolic'd o'er the ground, And slights of art, and reals of strength, went... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd : And many a gambol froliek'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of...round. And still, as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...play ,„ .,„ ,,m,rtr<0 o, ,;,.„ ..... ,And all the village train, from labor free, '"' Led lip their sports beneath the spreading tree, ' •'•'•" While many a pastime circled in the shade, ' • ''•" IU-U I Juc The young contending as the old surveyed ; . • ii i'«l *i,t{ iimi* , . And... | |
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