...associations. 27. In "The Deserted Village" (1770), Goldsmith describes participants in local pastimes, such as "the dancing pair that simply sought renown, / By holding out to tire each other down" (25-26). See Roger Lonsdale, ed., The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse (Oxford: Oxford University...

...associations. 27. In "The Deserted Village" (1770), Goldsmith describes participants in local pastimes, such as "the dancing pair that simply sought renown, / By holding out to tire each other down" (25-26). See Roger Lonsdale, ed., The New Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse (Oxford: Oxford University...

...And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding...tittered round the place; The bashful virgin's sidelong look of love, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove: These were thy charms, sweet village;...

...surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And slights of art and feats of strength went round. And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired; (15-24) The description of a simple scene is stretched out, pleasantly lulling the reader. We know...