Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green: One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a tillage stints thy... Poetical Works - Page 28by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...influence shed, These were thy charms— but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, lovell.-st of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn i; Amidst thy bowers »he tyrant's hand is seen, And Desolation saddens all thy green : One only master... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 488 pages
...round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled! Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,...day, But, choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...round thy bowers their cheerful influence she'i, These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village ! loveliest of the lawn,...plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choaked with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding... | |
| 1821 - 456 pages
...could not help observing was pronounced by my companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
| 1820 - 696 pages
...companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawo, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain. And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " yo« are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
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...These round thy bow'rs their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms—but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,...are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst thy bow'rs the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green: One only master grasps the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms — but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,...plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern... | |
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...round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, [fled. These were thy charms—but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...plain; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked with sedges works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, [fled. These were thy charms — but all these charms are Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But chok'd with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding bittern... | |
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...emphasis: — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, aud all thy charing withdrawn ; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
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