..."Nothing can be more beautiful than Dr. Goldsmith's description of evening in the Deserted Village. " Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up 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...

...from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation...to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose...

...with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'uing to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and...

...with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slepes the way ; And, all his prospects briglit'ning munner rose ; There as I pass'd, with careless steps and slow, The mingling notes came softiMi'd from...

...with unperceiv'd decay, 'While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'oing to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and...

...with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and...

...with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning*s close; Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past, with careless steps and...

...with nnperc«iv'd decay, "While resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sonnd, when oft, at cv'niug's close , Up yonder hill the village mnrmnr rose ; There, as I pass'd with...

...with unperceiv'd decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. Sweet was the sound, when oft at ev'ning'* close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There, as I past with careless steps and...

...age and infirmity, to the poorest and humblest Christian, — who Sinks to the grave by unpercelv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaTen commences 'ere this world be past. IN adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent...