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SUMMARY OF LINES OF THE DESERTED VILLAGE The author of this poem is Oliver Goldsmith, who is regarded for his simple and graceful expression. in this poem he tells about his native land the village of south of England. The poet memorize his past life which he spended in his village ,poet says they were very happy with the simple delights of life ,they enjoyed good health and t he climate of the village was very pleasant, there were places under bushes wher e they use to sit and lovers gossip there and the old talks about the matter of village , there were the covered cottage the harvested fields and never stopping canal of water and a busy mill ,and every evening they all gather over a place in village and celebrate a small kind of festival in which they enjoy different kind of programs and discuss the problem of village ,the poet in the last says n ow the charms of village are vanished because government imposed very high rate of revenue up on formers and major portion of their production goes in hands of government in shape of taxes so their living standard of villagers is going down day by day. MESSAGE: This poem emphasizes that the importance pf a bold peasant cannot be ignored who is the backbone of the economy of his country. A humble country man living a co ntented life does a great goal for his country Lines SWEET AUBURN! LOVELIEST VILLAGE OF THE PLAIN, WHERE HEALTH AND PLENTY CHEERED THE LABOURING SWAIN, WHERE SMILING SPRING ITS EARLIEST VISIT PAID, AND PARTING SUMMER S LINGERING BLOOMS DELAYED: DEAR LOVELY BOWERS OF INNOCENCE AND EASE, SEATS OF MY YOUTH, WHEN EVERY SPORT COULD PLEASE HOW OFTEN HAVE I LOITERED O ER THY GREEN, WHERE HUMBLE HAPPINESS ENDEAR D 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 TROPPED THE NEIGHBOURING THE HAWTHORN BUSH, WITH SEATS BENEATH THE SHADE, FOR TALKING AGE AND WHISPERING LOVERS MADE ! REFERENCE: The lines given for explanation are an extract from the poem The Dese rted Village written by Oliver Goldsmith CONTEXT: The poem presents two contrasting pictures of an Irish village which fe ll a victim to the cruelty and inhuman treatment of the feudal lords. The simple

r, hardworking rustics were forced to leave their native land as a result of the agricultural revolution when the big land owners switched over from general far ming to sheep farming in order to earn greater profits. On the one hand, this po em shows the joy and activities of the people before the village was deserted, w hile on the other hand, it presents a gloomy picture of the same village after t he eviction of the rural population. EXPLANATION: In the lines given for explanation, the poet points out that Auburn was the most Beautiful village of the area. The rustics enjoyed good health and found all the necessities of life in abundance. They worked hard and remained h appy. The first signs of the spring were visible and summer lasted the longest. The poet had ed his childhood and early youth in this village. He had partic ipated in different kinds of activities. He had observed all the beautiful sight s of Nature. He had seen the beautiful cottages and the picturesque natural surr ounding. He had also ired the flowing stream, the working mill and the plough ed fields. The seats under the trees were occupied either by the old, fond of ta lking all the time or the young lovers whispering to each other. Lines 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 SPORTS BENEATH THE SPREADING TREE; WILL MANY A PASTIME CIRCLED IN THE SHADE, THE YOUNG CONTENDING AS THE OLD SURVEYED; AND MANY A GAMBOL FROLICKED O ER THE GROUND, AND SLEIGHTS OF ART AND FEATS OF STRENGTH WENT ROUND; AND STILL AS EACH REPEATED PLEASURE TIRED, SUCCEEDDING SPORTS THE MIRTHFUL BAND INSPIRED; THE DANCING PAIR THAT SIMPLY SOUGHT RENOWN BY HOLDING OUT TO TIRE EACH OTHER DOWN; THE SWAIN MISTRUSTLESS OF HIS SMUTTED FACE, WHILE SECRET LAUGHTER TITTERED ROUND THE PLACE; THE BASHFUL VIRGIN S SIDE-LONG LOOKS OF LOVE, THE MATRON S GLANCE THAT WOULD THOSE LOOKS REPROVE! THESE WERE THEY CHARMS, SWEET VILLAGE, SPORTS LIKE THESE, WITH SWEET SUCCESSION,TAUGHT EVEN TOIL TO PLEASE; THESE ROUND THY BOWERS THEIR CHEERFUL INFLUENCE SHED THESE WERE THY CHARMS-BUT ALL THESE CHARMS ARE FLED.

REFERENCE: The lines given for explanation are an extract from the poem The Dese rted Village written by Oliver Goldsmith CONTEXT: The poem presents two contrasting pictures of an Irish village which fe ll a victim to the cruelty and inhuman treatment of the feudal lords. The simple r, hardworking rustics were forced to leave their native land as a result of the agricultural revolution when the big land owners switched over from general far ming to sheep farming in order to earn greater profits. On the one hand, this po em shows the joy and activities of the people before the village was deserted, w hile on the other hand, it presents a gloomy picture of the same village after t he eviction of the rural population. EXPLANATION: In the lines given for elucidation, the poet is describing the leis ure activities of the simple villagers, which have now come to an end as the vil lage wears a deserted look. The toiling masses worked hard for the whole week an d eagerly waited the seventh day when they could enjoy themselves to their heart s content. On a holiday, the people gathered at different places and took part in various activities. While the young people competed with one another, the old o bserved them. When the people were tired of one game, they began something else. They divided themselves into couples, each couple trying to dance for the longe st time to get renown. They also blackened the face of some innocent rustic and then laughed at him secretly. Young girls tried to look secretly at their lovers but such looks were disapproved of by their matron. Once the laborer rustics we re compelled to leave their native land, the village looked barren and deserted. All the charms of the village were gone with the rustics no more being there. Lines ILL FARES THE LAND, TO HASTENING ILLS A PREY WHERE WEALTH ACCUMULATES, AND MEN DECAY; PRINCESS AND LORDS MAY FLOURISH, OR MAY FADE; A BREATH CAN MAKE THEM, AS A BREATH HAS MADE; BUT A BOLD PEASANTRY, THEIR COUNTRY S PRIDE WHEN ONCE DESTROYED CAN NEVER BE SUPPLIED. REFERENCE: The lines given for explanation are an extract from the poem The Dese rted Village written by Oliver Goldsmith CONTEXT: The poem presents two contrasting pictures of an Irish village which fe ll a victim to the cruelty and inhuman treatment of the feudal lords. The simple r, hardworking rustics were forced to leave their native land as a result of the agricultural revolution when the big land owners switched over from general far ming to sheep farming in order to earn greater profits. On the one hand, this po em shows the joy and activities of the people before the village was deserted, w hile on the other hand, it presents a gloomy picture of the same village after t he eviction of the rural population. EXPLANATION: The lines given for explanation present a picture of the village af ter it was deserted. The simple abode of the innocent rustics had fell a prey to injustice and cruelty. Wealth was accumulating in a few hands while the common man suffered from misery, poverty and deprivation. The bulk of the population co nsists of hardworking villagers. The rich may grow richer and get all the honour and titles but that does not make much difference. The real asset and wealth of

the country are the poor, toiling formers. If they are once destroyed, no one c an replace them. The joy and satisfaction life is lost forever.