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

...spreading tree : While many a 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...went round : And still, as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By...

...neiglib'ring hill; The Imwthorn-bush with seats beneath the shade, For talking age und whispering lovers made. "The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustles:* of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's...

...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. And still, as cnch repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding »ports the mirthful hand inspired : The dancing pair that...

...spreading tree ; While many a 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...strength went round ; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By...

...spreading tree; While many a 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...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...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...

...pastime circled in the shade, The 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...

...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. To a certain extent, Goldsmith can be accused of idealising a lost idyll of country life. Certainly...