 THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age, in its hour of languor, finds at last ; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song — the Muse...  The London Quarterly Review - Page 2821811Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...muse? ' From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, ' Where Fancy leads, or Virgil led the way?" ' On Mincio's Banks, in Caesar's bounteous reign, '...Tityrus found the golden age again, ' Must sleepy bards thejlattering dream prolong, ' Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan song ? ' From truth and nature shall... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 296 pages
...BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age,...poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains : No shepherds... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 302 pages
...VILLAGE. BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age,...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 pages
...VILLAGE. BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age,...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 pages
...l'rieal. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'ar youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age,...Poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains : No Shepherds... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1832 - 152 pages
...RUSTIC LIFE. THE Village life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age,...poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet prais'd his native plains : No shepherds... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 358 pages
...BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past. Age,...Poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains : No shepherds... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 390 pages
...Village: ' — Tin- village life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the muse can ghe no more. He goes on to say, that the muses of old sung of happy rustics, because... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...— . " The village life, and ev'rj care that reigns O'er youthful peasant« and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age...picture of the poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give uo more. » • * * • • * • * • On Mincio'a banks, in C<e*ar*s bounteous reign. II hi упь... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 440 pages
...youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what, that labour past, A !je in ¡te hour of languor finds at last : What form the real...On Mincio's banks, in Caesar's bounteous reign, If Tiiyrus found the golden age again, Must sleepy bards the flatt'1ing dream« prolong, Mechanic echoes... | |
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