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" 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 pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to... "
The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors - Page 28
edited by - 1822
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 25

1825 - 546 pages
...tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd ; ' * .The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out, to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutty face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's side long looks of...
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The Pamphleteer, Volume 25

Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...inspirM ; • ju '••!.+'£& The dkncing pair that simply sought renown, • . ••. „ -,-. ., 4By holding out, to tire each other down ; .-. , The swain mistrustless of his smutty face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's side long looks of...
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Elegant Extracts: Consisting of larger poems

1826 - 300 pages
...pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd ; 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 tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's side-long looks of love, • The matron's glance that...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...the mirthful band inspired : The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire eace other down ; The 'swain, mistrustless of his smutted...The matron's glance, that would those looks reprove. Sweet was the sound, when «ft at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose. There as...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd. The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out, to tire each other down ; The swain...— These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like-these, With sweet succession, taught ev'n toil to please ; These round thy bowers their cheerful...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - 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...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...pleasure tlr*d, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down; The swain,...smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round (he place; " The bashful virgin's side-long looks df love, The matron's glance that would those looks...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

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...
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Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the ...

Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 pages
...dancing 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...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:...
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Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the ...

Pierce Egan - 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:...
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