...village a "Sweet Auburn." " How often have I blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn of play, And all the village train from labour free Led...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey 'd ; And many a gambol irolickM o'er the grout] And sleights of art, and feats of strength went...

...cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt the neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For...And all the village train, from labour free, Led up then: sports beneath the spreading tree : While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending...

...with scats beneath the shade, For talking age, and whispering lovers made ! How often have I blessed surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went...

...bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made ! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn...gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round ; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the...

...neighbouring hill, the mill, and the brook, are rtill pointed out :" Sir Walter How often have I blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of strength...

...cultivated farm, The never failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topp'd the neighboring hill, The hawthorn bush with seats beneath the shade For...its turn to play, And all the village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree — While many a pastime circled in the...

...the poet's charming lines describe the present, as well as the past pastimes of Merrie England : — How often have I bless'd the coming day When toil...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of strength...

...THB DESBKTED VILLAGK. The hawthorn bush with seats beneath the shade. For talking age and whisp'ring lovers made ! How often have I bless'd the coming...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...

...with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whisp'ring lovers made ! How often have I bless' d the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn...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...

...cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt the neighbouring lull, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For...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...