A poet mourns Auburn, a once-thriving English village emptied by enclosure and greed, its cottagers driven into exile and poverty.
Books that mention The Deserted Village (2)
The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie & J. Berg Esenwein: “And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. --GOLDSMITH, _The Deserted Village_.”
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt: “In seventh class he hands out a small book, a poem that goes on for pages and pages, The Deserted Village, by Oliver Goldsmith.”