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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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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 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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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 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 mjrthful band inspir'd; The dancing...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 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 : The dancing...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 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 inspired ; The dancing...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 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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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd; VOL. in. H 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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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 1

English literature - 1811 - 572 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, was now to be seen nothing but stripped walls and smoking ruins ; not an article of furniture, not...
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Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's ...

Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolic'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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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

English poetry - 1814 - 310 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 rouiwf. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ;...
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made! How often have I blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn...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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