...Portraits told — " Here the strong lines of malice we behold." ' ' The village life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains...times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains: No shepherds now, in smooth alternate verse, Their country's beauty, or...

...glow ! THE VILLAGE* XY THE REV. GEORGE CRABBE. BOOK I. THE village life, and every care that reign* O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; What...past, Age, in its hour of languor, finds at last; What forms the real picture of the poor, Demands a song.— '-The Muse can give no more. Fled are those...

...Pauper.— The Village Priest. THE. VILLAGE. BOOK I. .. / ' /. / ^ THE Village life, and eveiy care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains...song — The Muse can give no more. Fled are those jtimes7 when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet prais'd his native plains ; 'No shepherds now...

...and ev'ry care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains ; VOL. iv. NO. vIII. • 37 What labour yields, and what, that labour past, Age...poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give no more. On Mincio's banks, in Caesar's bounteous reign, If Tityrus found the golden age again, Must sleepy...

...Apothecary — The dying Pauper— The Village Priest. THE VILLAGE. BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains...times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains : No shepherds now, in smooth alternate verse, Their country's beauty or...

...Apothecary—The dying Pauper—The Village Priest. THE VILLAGE. BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains;...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet...

...Apothecary—The dying Pauper—The Village Priest. THE VILLAGE. BOOK I. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains;...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the Muse can give no more. Fled are those times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet...

...Apothecary— The dying Pauper— The Village l'rieal. THE Village Life, and every care that reigns O'ar youthful peasants and declining swains ; What labour...times, when, in harmonious strains, The rustic poet praised his native plains : No Shepherds now, in smooth alternate verse, Their country's beauty or...

...paltle." His views in verso are thus expressed in ' The Village: ' — Tin- village life, and every care that reigns O'er youthful peasants and declining swains...last; What form the real picture of the poor, Demand a song—the muse can ghe no more. He goes on to say, that the muses of old sung of happy rustics, because...

...iation of his syilem : — . " The village life, and ev'rj care that reigns O'er youthful peasant« and declining swains ; What labour yields, and what,...picture of the poor, Demand a song — the Muse can give uo more. » • * * • • * • * • On Mincio'a banks, in C<e*ar*s bounteous reign. II hi упь...