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The deserted village (1800)

Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774 · Hildesheimer and Faulkner · leaf 28

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eside yon straggling fence that skirts the wayWith blossomed furze unprofitably gay,There in his noisy mansion, skilled toi rule,^The village master taught his littleschool :A man severe he was,and stern to view,I knew him well, andevery truant knew;Well had the boding tremblerslearned to traceThe… … 25

Irish poetry -- 19th century · Etchings -- English

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