গ্রাম্য উপাখ্যান
৺রাজনারায়ণ বসু প্রণীত।
Sweet....! 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 endeared each scene;
How often have paused on every charm
The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm,
Sweet smiling village! loveliest of the lawn,
Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn
A time there was, ................
When every rood of ground maintained its man;
For him light labour spread her wholesome store
Just gave what life required, but gave no more;
His best companions, innocence and health;
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
১৯১৪ সাল।
