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The deserted village (1800)

Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774 · Hildesheimer and Faulkner · leaf 8

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The hawthorn basb,with seats beneath the shade,For talking a^ge and whispering loversmade. … the labouring swain,Where smiling spring its earliestvisit paid, And parting summers lingering blooms delayed; Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered oer thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene; How often…

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

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