Oliver Goldsmith - The Deserted Village - poem

[sulochanansree]

What a lovely poem ! The Village School master, The Village Preacher all takes me back to my childhood days.I also wished as the poet say:

"I still had hopes,my long vexations past,

Here to return and die at home at last."

and in my case God has fulfilled my wish of returning to my village after a tiresome long service throughout the country for several years and I too hope to die at my home in my village . My special thanks to the uploader.

[NO1WARCHILD]

lovely lovely, I born and lived in that village [seat of my youth] come visit ,we can walk the lanes and fields of joy.

[ospreymate]

Line 93 - 94..i think is brilliant..the assonance works lovely and we can really feel ..Tired..just like the hare..

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Do some More...?..

[ospreymate]

89 I still had hopes, for pride attends us still,

90 Amidst the swains to show my booklearn'd skill,

91 Around my fire an evening group to draw,

92 And tell of all I felt and all I saw;

93 And as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue,

94 Pants to the place from whence at first she flew,

95 I still had hopes, my long vexations past,

96 Here to return, and die at home at last.

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[ospreymate]

Excellent...Well Read...Sends a chiver down the spine..

She only left of all the harmless train,

The sad historian of the pensive plain.

The Background noises really adds to your recital...Where is the Picture from?

Please Post More...,,,

[SpokenVerse]

Excellent! You read it meaningfully without being intrusive. The poem is immortal, we are only transitory. Goldsmith would not have been displeased.

[killingdeathsson]

2 short.there is like 13 pages 2 the poem.(CRY)