...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. And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired: The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, By...

...went round; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful Iw,d inspired; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding...tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted tare, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of...

...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. * * * * Sweet smiling village, loveliest of 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. * * * * Sweet smiling village, loveliest of 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,...tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd. (7-24) In rejecting Tillyard's label of 'poetry of direct statement' which merely reminds us of other...

...The young contending as the old surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And slights 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...

...young contending as the old survey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And flights of an, and feats of strength went round. And still as each...tire each other down; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's side-long looks...

...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 pair that simply sought renown By...

...associations. 27. In "The Deserted Village" (1770), Goldsmith describes participants in local pastimes, such as "the dancing pair that simply sought renown, / By holding out to tire each other down" (25-26). See Roger Lonsdale, ed., The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse (Oxford: Oxford University...

...associations. 27. In "The Deserted Village" (1770), Goldsmith describes participants in local pastimes, such as "the dancing pair that simply sought renown, / By holding out to tire each other down" (25-26). See Roger Lonsdale, ed., The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse (Oxford: Oxford University...