 | Rebecca Hey - 1837 - 386 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." Formerly, on May-day and at Whitsuntide, as well as at Christmas, houses, and even churches, were profusely... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 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 - 1841 - 292 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 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 j And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...with scats beneath the shade, For talking age, and whispering lovers made ! How often have I blessed And still, as cnch repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding »ports the mirthful hand inspired : The dancing... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play ; And all the village train, from labour free, bed ffled guest. The shores of Caernarvonshire, opposite...rocks of Snowdon, which from thence (as some think) wcut round. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 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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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... 
