 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the dancer's skill ; Yet would the village praise my wonderous pow'r, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all...Have led their children through the mirthful maze j And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. So bless'da... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...dancer's skill ; Yet would the village praise my wond'rous power, And rtance, forgetful of the noon-title hour. Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led...grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. So blest a life these thoughtless realms display, Thns idly bnsy rolls their... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...But mocked all tune, aud marred the dancer's skill, Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, , Possessed beyo skilled in gcstic lore, Has frisked beneath the burden of threescore. But when contending chiefs blockade... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the dancer's skill; Yet would the village praise my wondrous power, is, is one great point of the cure. There are but...become a popular preacher, for the people are easi пми, And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore.... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 noon-tide hour. Alike all...of ancient days Have led their children through the miithful maze ; And the gay grandsire, skill'd in g«s',ic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of... | |
 | David Booth - English language - 1831 - 408 pages
...design; as in the following lines of Goldsmith : " Yet would the village praise my wond'rous power, And dance forgetful of the noon-tide hour : Alike...their children through the mirthful maze ; And the gay ^randsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd (eneath the burden of threescore." Traveller. The Poems... | |
 | David Booth - English language - 1831 - 366 pages
...village praise ray wond'rous power, And dance forgetful of the noon-tide hour : Alike all ages. /James of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze ; And the ^ray jrrandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd ieneath the iurden of threescore." Traveller,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - Elocution - 1832 - 122 pages
...But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the dancer's skill, [power. Yet would the village praise my wond'rous And dance, forgetful of the noon-tide hour ! Alike...Have led their children through the mirthful maze ; 195 And the gay grand sire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore.... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pages
...But mock'd all tune, and marr'd the 'lancer's skill; Yet would the village praise my womlerous pow'r, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all...their children through the mirthful maze. And the gay granilsire, skill'd in gestic lore. Has frisk d beneath the burthen of three-score." I could now attest... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Europe - 1835 - 496 pages
...beneath which " France displays her bright domain," and feel how true and masterly the sketch, — Alike all ages ; dames of ancient days Have led their...through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore, Has frisked beneath the burden of threescore. Nor must I forget to mention... | |
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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... 
