...stints thy smiling plain ; Wo more thy glassy brook reflects ihe day, But, choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest,...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the tnouhi'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking Irene the spoiler's handFar, far away thy children leave...

...stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But, choak'd with sedges, works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest,...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall, And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave...

...thy smiling plain : No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But chok'd with sedges works its weary way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow-sounding...nest; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And dreg their echoes with unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bow'rs in shapeless ruin all, , And the long grass...

...stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But chok'd with sedges works its weedy way ; Along thy glades, a solitary guest,...And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, 1-ar, far away thy children leave the land. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth...

...garden and its old elms, and the cherished feelings of many a happy hour, lay a weedy waste — Amid thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ! But the picture it presented in my youth, exhibits it as true and vivid as ever....

...garden and its old elms, and the cherished feelings of many a happy hour, lay a weedy waste — Amid thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their...shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the moulJ'ring wall ! But the picture it presented in my youth, exhibits it as true and vivid as ever....

...garden and its old elms, and the cherished feelings of many a happy hour, lay a weedy waste — Amid thy desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries; Sunk are thy bowers iu shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring wall ! But the picture it presented...

...stints thy smiling plain ; No more thy glassy brook reflects the day, But, chok'd with sedges, works skill are try'd To form distinctions nature hath deny'd....candour must declare he acts too much. Why must impat unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mould'ring...

...with sedges, works its weedy way; Along thy glades, a solitary guest, The hollow -sounding bittera guards its nest ; Amidst thy desert walks the lapwing...flies. And tires their echoes with unvaried cries; Sank are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall, And, trembling,...

...thy desert aisles the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvary'd cries. Sunk are thy towers in shapeless ruin all ; And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall. GOLDSMITH'S DESERTED VILLAGE. It appears to have been a private chapel attached to the family mansion...