For talking age and whispering lovers made! The matron's glance that would those looks reprove! These were thy charms—But all these charms are fled. And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Far, far …

The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth.

Auburn: not an actual village; the poem contains idealized reminiscences of Lissoy, the Irish village where Goldsmith spent his early years, although the scene of the poem is definitely English rather …

The Deserted Village, pastoral elegy by Oliver Goldsmith, published in 1770. Considered to be one of his major poems, it idealizes a rural way of life that was being destroyed by the displacement of …

Complete summary of Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Deserted Village.

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Nov 19, 2015 · "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith is a poem written in the 18th century. This reflective piece explores themes of rural life, nostalgia, and the impacts of commercialization on …

When once destroyed, can never be supplied. And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. Along the lawn, where scattered hamlets rose, Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose, And every want to …

Thy glades forlorn confess the tyrant's power. And, many a year elapsed, return to view Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grew. Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain. Here to return and …

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