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...green, Where humble happiness endear'd each scene. How often have I paus'd on every charm, The .helter'd cot, the cultivated farm; The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church, that topt the neighb'ring hill. The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age, and whispering...

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...scene; How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt...neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. (1-14) The verbs are generalized into composite...

...green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene! How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook,...neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made! Fore - A Very Special Place If you visit only...

...inspiration. A mill on the Ballymahon road out of Athlone inspired him to write in The Deserted Village, "The neverfailing brook; the busy mill; the decent church that topt the neighbouring hill — " The father's prediction that he might become a statesman seemed to be the least likely to become reality....

...green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene; How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topped the neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and...

...poetry: How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt the neighbouring hill. (9-12) The fondness in the recollection, "pausing on every charm," is reminiscent of the early lines...

...similar quotations from Swedenborg, see JG Davies, The Theology of William Blake, pp. 35-7. The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook,...mill, The decent church that topt the neighbouring The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made! How often...