The Deserted Village: A Poem

Amidſt Amidst thy aſk AUBURN Beſide beſt bleft bleſt bliſs brook buſy Careleſs chearful cloſe Dear decay depopulation DESERTED VILLAGE diſplay eaſe endeared fares the land faſhion feats feek fenceleſs ferious fide fince fincere finks firſt fled folitary forrow GOLDSMITH griefs gueſt heart honeſt houſe inſpired Juſt labour laſt leave the land loveliest luxury manfion maſter mirth modeſt noiſy o'er pain Paſs paſſing paſt pauſe penſive plain pleaſe pleaſure pomp pride proud raiſe repoſe reſt roſe round ruin ruſtic ſcene ſchool ſeen ſevere ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhare ſhe ſhed ſhew ſhore ſhrinking ſkies ſkill ſmiling ſome ſons ſplendours ſpoke ſports ſpread ſpring ſpurn ſtand ſtates ſtateſmen ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtrength ſtrike ſupplies ſwain ſway ſweet Theſe were thy thine Thoſe Thou thy bowers thy charms Thy glades thy green toil trade's train vacant mind wealth wept whiſper wiſh wretched yonder