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" While many a pastime 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 went round... "
The Panorama, a look all round at passing events - Page 93
1863
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Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the ...

Pierce Egan - Sports - 1847 - 428 pages
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The Churchman's companion, Volume 7

1850 - 716 pages
...train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round." THE CHURCH. — lie that helpeth to build GOD'S bouse, layeth the foundation of his own. — FULLER....
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The book of poetry [ed. by B.G. Johns].

Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 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 tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. * * * *...
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North American First Class Reader: The Sixth Book of Tower's Series for ...

David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play ; And all the village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...sleights of art and feats of strength went round! And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired; The dancing...
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The gift book of English poetry

English poetry - 1848 - 468 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...
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Exercises in Rhetorical Reading: With a Series of Introductory Lessons ...

Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree ! While many a pastime circled in the shade, 10 The young contending as the old surveyed ; And many...sleights of art and feats of strength went round. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired : 15 The dancing...
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The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations

George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...tree ! While many a pastime 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 went round ; And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. The dancing...
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Wissenschaftliche Grammatik der englischen Sprache, Volume 1

Eduard Fiedler - 1850 - 344 pages
...free Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree. 78 The young contending as the old surveyed Aml many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground And sleights of art and feats of strength went round. Crabbe, Parish register. Two summers since, I saw at Lammas fair The sweetest fiowei , that ever blossomed...
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Wissenschaftliche Grammatik der englischen Sprache von E. Fiedler (C. Sachs).

Eduard Fiedler - 1850 - 768 pages
...sports beneath the spreading tree. While many a pastime circled in the shade The young1 coittemtiug as the old surveyed And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground And sleights of art and feat» of strength went round. C rabbe , Parish register. Two summers since, I saw at Lammus fair The...
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Beauties of the British Poets ...

George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...tree ! While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; And'tnany a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art, and feats of strength went round ; And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful baud inspired. The dancing...
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