...virtue vice obey ; This sprung some doubt of Providence's sway." From Goldsmith's " Deserted Village." " Sweet was the sound, when, oft at evening's close. Up yonder hill the village murmurs rose : There as I pass'd with careless steps, and slow, The mingling notes came softened from...

...when we seem to see and hear all the poet did. This evening I could not say, ' Sweet were the sounds when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose,' for village there was none to send its murmur; but still my ear lacked not sounds which pleased it,...

...his home awhile To watch the dying notes ! — and start, and smile ! Evening sounds. — GOLDSMITH. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close....soften'd from below : The swain responsive as the inilk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the...

...the way ; .And all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...There, as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingled notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd...

...to his edition of Gray, the confusion and discordancy of imagery in these celebrated verses : — " Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close,...came soften'd from below. The swain responsive as the milk maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the...

...prophetic. His versification is remarkably rlegani and sweet. SWEET was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,...responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd ta meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose...

...the way j And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past t the ground ; Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear,...decks the varied year; Whatever sweets salute the no Wow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung; The sober...

...miracle — to place upon his page such a picture as this : — 1837.] Lockharfs Life of Scott. 211 " Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I passed with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below ; The swain responsive...

...edit.] And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past.'1' Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive...

...of village-bells, the songs of a happy peasantry, and all those sounds ' When oft, at evening-close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingled notes came soften'd from below : The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung ; The sober herd...