...the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when, oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose : There,...responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let...

...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay. While resignation gently slopes the way; And,...last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past. [From The Traveller.] FHAffCE. GAY sprightly land of mirth and socialease, Pleased with thyself, whom...

...awful messenger, is truly depicted by the poet, in describing the closing scene of the pious Christian: "While resignation gently slopes the way, And all...last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past." NOTICES OF BENJAMIN LAY. By John Hunt, of New Jersey. 12th of 3d mo. 1785, in conversation with our...

...awful messenger, is truly depicted by the poet, in describing the closing scene of the pious Christian: "While resignation gently slopes the way, And all...last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past." NOTICES OF BENJAMIN LAY. By John Hunt, of New Jersey. 12th of 3d mo. 1785, in conversation with our...

...with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; .And all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be...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...

...anxious day to husband near the close, And keep life's name from wasting by repose." — First edit] And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His...responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that, gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just...

...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,...responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd. to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just...

...virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way j And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His...Up yonder hill the village murmur rose; There as I pass'd with careless steps and Wow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive...

...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And,...Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonderthill the village murmur rose; There, as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, .*» • The...

...dedication of the poem to him, dedicated the print from it to Goldsmith, with this inscription — " Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While Resignation...last, His heaven commences ere the world be past." " This attempt to express a character in the Deserted Village, is dedicated to [Dr. Goldsmith by his...