...heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding ecome familiar with from the ballad of the Children in the Wood. Certain it is th sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones from insult...

...the kingdom for five years, with great vigor and ability. He died in 1658. 19 Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray : Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. 20. Yet eren these bones from...

...involve the abandonment of truth and industry, as well as the mean flattery of the Far from1 the madding crowd's ignoble strife — Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. [Hark ! how the sacred calm that...

...the shrine of lux'ury/ and pride, With incense kin'dled/ at the m'use's fla'me. Far from the madding crowd's/ ignoble str'ife ; Their sober wishes/ never learned to st'ray ; Along the co'ol/ seques'tered-vale of 1'ife They kept the noiseless te'nor/ of their wa'y. Yet even the'se bo'nes, (from...

...now dark and now light, of days long gone by, when our " rude forefathers," " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way." In wandering over hill and dale...

...heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the Muses' flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult...

...heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's flame Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool, sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones from insult...

...heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride, With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray, Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones from insult...

...heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, ' Their sober wishes never learned to stray : Along the cool, sequestered vale of life 40 They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet even these bones from insult...

...And he was quite right ; for he was one of those of whom the poet wrote — " Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their way!" But to proceed with my tale...