 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1851 - 402 pages
...train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree : THE CLUB AT BALLYMAHON. 43 And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round." A boon companion in all his rural amusements, -was his cousin and college crony, Robert Bryan ton,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree : THE CLUB AT BALLYMAHON. 43 And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round." A boon companion in all his rural amusements, was his cousin and college crony, Eobert Bryanton, with... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...— While many a pastime circled in the shade, GOLDSMITHS POETICAL WORKS. 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish literature - 1851 - 476 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...beneath the spreading tree — While many a pastime circled in the shade, 32 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... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 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...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... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...spreading tree ! While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed ; 20 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... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 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... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - 1853 - 426 pages
...scene presented is like that described by Goldsmith, — " Where all the "village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...sleights of art and feats of strength went round." It was a delightful spring, that of 17 — , and a softer sky never before smiled upon the village... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1854 - 430 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;...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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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... 
