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...housewives, and sulky men-folk ! THE FIRST OP MAT IN SAVANNAH. ' How oil the village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...pastime circled in the shade, The young contending, ai the old surveyed ; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful baud...

...lovers made ! How often have I blessed the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their...shade, The young contending as the old surveyed." Milton describes this tree as the favourite resort of shepherds : " Every shepherd tells his tale,...

...lovers made ! How often have I bless'd the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, ' id sleights of art and feats of strength...

...lovers made ! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train from labour free, Led up their...While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contended as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art and...

...lovers made ! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train from labour free Led up their...contending as the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And slights of art and feats of strength went round ; And still as each...

...pilgrims made ! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play ; And all the village train from labour free, Led up their...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of ait and feats of strength went...

...lovers made ! How often have I bless'd the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their...circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd ; And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground, And sleights of art andfeats of strength wentround;...

...lovers made! How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And ime endure, I only would repress them to secure : Por just experience tells, in every soil, manya pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old survey'd; And many a gambol frolick'd...

...ground where I stood — for my imagination pourtrayed them as blithe and gay as when in reality. " Many a pastime circled in the shade — The young contending as the old survey'd." The custom in the days of Elizabeth was at its height for holding and performing plays,...