"The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith is a heartfelt poem from the 1700s that looks at the good old days of country living and how money-making changed everything. The poem talks about Sweet Auburn, a happy village where life was easy and folks were close. Goldsmith shows how Sweet Auburn slowly dies as people get greedy and want more stuff, making the village sad and empty. People leave their homes for the city, hoping to get rich, but find things even harder. The poem is like saying goodbye to the simple, good things in life and how getting too caught up in luxury can ruin things.
The Deserted Village
By Oliver Goldsmith
A once-thriving village fades into memory as greed and the hunger for wealth steal its joy, scattering its people and leaving behind only the ghosts of a happier time.
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About the AuthorOliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish writer best known for his works such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), The Good-Natur'd Man (1768), The Deserted Village (1770) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).
Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish writer best known for his works such as The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), The Good-Natur'd Man (1768), The Deserted Village (1770) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771). He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765).
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