text: The city 's unofficial nickname is â The Loveliest Village On The Plains , â taken from a line in the poem â The Deserted Villageâ by Oliver Goldsmith : â Sweet Auburn !
simplified: The city 's unofficial nickname is â The Loveliest Village On The Plainsâ . This comes from a line in the poem â The Deserted Villageâ by Oliver Goldsmith : â Sweet Auburn !