Link: Oliver Goldsmith's poem, from which Auburn takes it's name....

TIDE-HSV · Nov 27, 2015

The Deserted Village

By Oliver Goldsmith Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain,

I goes on to describe a formerly beautiful village in England, ruined by the industrial revolution. The rest of the poem convinces one - "what were they thinking?"

Here's the link to the rest:LINK

Methinks they studied poetry in sociology...

Sabanizer · Nov 27, 2015

I read the whole thing and I am as tired as Auburn will be after the game.

"Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn"

Special K · Nov 27, 2015

Come on now, I don't believe for a minute that this inspired the Auburn folks in any way whatsoever. It's impossible - too many words, not enough pictures.

TDBama78 · Nov 27, 2015

I all ways thought it came from a David Allen Coe song.

Sabanizer · Nov 27, 2015

Special K said:
Come on now, I don't believe for a minute that this inspired the Auburn folks in any way whatsoever. It's impossible - too many words, not enough pictures.

"The Loveliest Village on the Plains" and both Auburn. It's wordy, but tending to a few cattle can be boring too. Someone with too much time on their hands?

TheRealPokeChop · Nov 27, 2015

I thought they got their name from the poem "milk, milk, lemonade. Around the back's where fudge is made."

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