 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
..."Nothing can be more beautiful than Dr. Goldsmith's description of evening in the Deserted Village. " Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below : The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...to the last. His heav'n commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung ; The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. f Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften 'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning'jj close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softcn'd from below; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung ; The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...upon your simple flocks. FLETCHER. VILLAGE SOUNDS. « .* i SWEET was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ! There...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below : The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung ; The, sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...way ; And, all his prospects briglit'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! us munner rose ; There as I pass'd, with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softiMi'd from... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ninp'* close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose; There,...with careless steps and slow. The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive as the milk -maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...to the last, His heav'n commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung; The sober herd that low'd to meet... | |
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The sober herd that low'd to meet their young; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school... 
