 The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out, to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance, that would...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 40by Oliver Goldsmith - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...side long looks of love, • l-flt " • The matron's glance that would those looks reprove. t -,r- u These were thy charms, sweet village, sports like these, , ...,,,, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms —... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's side-long looks...! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please ; These round thy bow'rs their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms —... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...that simply sought renown, By holding out, to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round...— These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like-these, With sweet succession, taught ev'n toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...tire each otlier down ; The swain, mistruitless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered ndom drove, her helm of reason lost Though now restored,...pain — A bitter change ! — severer for severe 1 sports fike these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please. . . . The swain responsive... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...tire each other down ; The twain mist rustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittcr'd f man, the parishioners were not able to tt-11 to...belonged, or where I was born; »o ifr sent me to Thee were thy charms, sweet village! sports like „. With fweet succession, taqght e'en toil to please... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1832 - 432 pages
...that simply sought renown, \:y holding out to tire each other down; Tlie swain mistrustless of hi* smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round...matron's glance that would those looks reprove. These are thy charms, sweet village t SFOETO like these "With sweet succession, taught e'en TOILS to please:... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...pair that eimply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustlese of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round...matron's glance that would those looks reprove. These are thy charms, sweet village! SPORTS like these With sweet succession, taught e'en TOILS to please:... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1833 - 286 pages
...to tire each other down; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks...The matron's glance that would those looks reprove. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose. There, as... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...tire each other down ; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks...love ; The matron's glance, that would those looks reproTCv 6. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's, close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round...village! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please; These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms—but... | |
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