 Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green: One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling...  Addison to Blake - Page 361edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
 | 1821 - 456 pages
...could not help observing was pronounced by my companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawo, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn...domain. And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " yo« are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...e'en toil to please; These round thy bow'rs their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms—but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village,...are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst thy bow'rs the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green: One only master grasps the... | |
 | Walter Blunt, Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1822 - 504 pages
...emphasis: — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, aud all thy charing withdrawn ; Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
 | 1837 - 496 pages
...blood — and even to Oh ! I shall not meet Cazotte again with pleasure !'' CHAP. II. The Breakfcut. " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green." Deserted Village. Marie Antoinette, who, simple and we might add unprecedented in her tastes, had become... | |
 | 1824 - 398 pages
...could not help observing was pronounced by my companion with peculiar feeling and emphasis : — " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy...domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain." Mr. Willis noticed my surprise. " I suspect," said he, " you are not aware of the classical neighbourhood... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...charmi — But all these charnu are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sporte are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; .Amidst thy...seen* And Desolation saddens all thy green : One only muter grasps the whole domain. And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...village ! 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,...are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst thy bow'rs the tyrant's hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green : One only master grasps the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...round thy bowers their cheerful influence *** These were thy charms — but all these charms are Sed. d from a diminution of useless sinecures, bow might...greatest upon earth ! But while I would reward the Ar.d half a tillage «tints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But choked... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...reprove : These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like these. With sweet succession, taught ev'n toil to please; These round thy bowers their cheerful...thy charms— But all these charms are" fled. Sweet amiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn ; Amidst... | |
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