 | John Fisher Murray - 1844 - 622 lehte
..." Gay sprightly land of mirth and social ease, Pleased with thyself, whom all the world can please. Alike all ages, dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore." The Spaniards — would not a man utterly ignorant of the melancholy history... | |
 | Britain - 1844 - 270 lehte
...skill, Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour ; Alike all ages — dames of ancient days Have led...through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore, Has frisked beneath the burden of three score." NOTE III. p. 72. In a few of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 lehte
...skill — Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all ages : dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of three score. So bless'da life these thoughtless realms display ; Thus idly busy rolls their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 lehte
...dancer's skill; Yet would the village praise my wondrous powrr. And danoe, forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their...the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skill'd in grstic lore, i'Ias frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. So blest a life these thoughtless realms... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 lehte
...skill, Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noon-tide hour ! Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their...through the mirthful maze. And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore,1 Has frisked beneath the burden of threescore. 1 Gestic lore — the art of... | |
 | 1847 - 540 lehte
...arm in arm the dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves with strict embracements round. DAVIES. 4. Alike all ages ; dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. GOLDSMITH'S Traveller. 5. A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 lehte
...through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden he family, who shook him heartily by the hand, while...pleased with the poor man's friendship for two reaso honour forms the social temper here. Honour, that praise which real merit gains, Or e'en imaginary... | |
 | 1847 - 526 lehte
...arm in arm the dancers are entwined, And whirl themselves with strict embracements round. DAVIES. 4. Alike all ages ; dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. GOLDSMITH'S Traveller. 5. A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 lehte
...skill ; Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noon-tide hour. Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. So blest a life these thoughtless realms display, Thus idly busy rolls their... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 lehte
...skill ; Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noon-tide hour. Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. So blest a life these thoughtless realms display, Thus idly busy rolls their... | |
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And haply, though my harsh touch, faltering still, But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the dancer's skill; Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their children... 
