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...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,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive...

...to his edition of Gray, the confusion and discordancy of imagery in these celebrated verses : — " Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below. The swain responsive...

...clear from her aerial tow'r. Beattit. May Evening. Sweet was the «ound when oft at evening's close, By yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I passed with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below ; The swnin responsive as the milk-maid suns, The sober herd...

...sense. The following examples will suffice. Listen to these few lines of Goldsmith's Deserted Village. " Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I pass'd with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive...

...way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below ; The swain responsive...

...the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive...

...the way ; Ami, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. d chatted on politics and Ihe news of the country. We happened, among other topics, to talk of y us I puss'd with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came soften'd from below; The swain responsive...

...pretension, no less than confidence of hope, is what best becomes his character. SIR JOHN HERSCHELL. EVENING SOUNDS. Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village-murmur rose. There as I passed with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened...

...the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,...yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softened from below ; The swain responsive...