Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose; There, as I passed with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below; The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that lowed... An Introduction to the Study of Aesthetics - Page 127by James Clement Moffat - 1856 - 284 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1839 - 532 pages
...EVENING SOUNDS. Sweet v, ,is (lie sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village-murmur rose. There as I passed with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes come softened from below ; Tlio swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd tliat lowed... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below ; The swain responsive... | |
| George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...flashes free, While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. Village Sounds at Evening. SWEET was the s'ound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose. There as 1 passed, with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below : The swain responsive... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below : The swain responsive... | |
| H. M. Melford - English language - 1841 - 466 pages
...by experience soon yon may discern What pleases , what offends. (Armstrong's Art.) There as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below. (Goldsmith.) Ten thousand birds, with all the hues of a northern rainbow blended in their glorious... | |
| 346 pages
...clear from her aerial tow'r. BEATTIE. EVENING. Sweet was the sound when oft, at evening's close, By yonder hill the village murmur rose : There, as I...notes came softened from below. The swain responsive, as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young ; The noisy geese, that gabbled... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose : There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive... | |
| Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to please. Sweet was the sound when oft, at evening's close,...notes came softened from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young ;. The noisy geese that gabbled... | |
| George Willson - American literature - 1844 - 300 pages
...lightning flashes free, While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea Village Soimds at Evening. SWEET was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...notes came softened from below: The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...succession, taught e'en toil to please. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up youndcr a tale chanted by the bard or minstrel of his clan : — At first, the chieftain as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled... | |
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