...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...

...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...By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrust less of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter' d round the place; The bashful virgin's...

...beneath the spreading trefe, While many a pastime circled in the shade1, And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground', And sleights of art and feats of...tired', Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired' ; 25 The dancing pair that simply sought renown' By holding out', to tire each other down' ; The swain',...

...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...down ; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, VVhile secret laughter tittered round the place, The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's...

...privileged and incorrigible Billy Bangor, and led Eva back to her place in the dance. At length, even " The dancing pair, that simply sought renown By holding out to tire each other down," gave in, and it was unanimously agreed that dancing should cease for the night. But " succeeding sports...

...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, These were thy charms, sweet village! sports like these With sweet succession taught e'en toil to please....

...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. (7-24) In rejecting Tillyard's label of 'poetry...

...went round. And still as each repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd; The dancing pair, that simply sought renown By holding...mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's side-long looks oflove, The matron's glance, that would...

...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...

...spent his childhood. 2 cottage. 3. not ostentatious, appropriate. 4. Examples of skill or skilfulness. Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired; The...face, While secret laughter tittered round the place; 5 The bashful virgin's side-long looks of love, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove!...