Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with... Exercises in Reading and Recitation - Seite 154herausgegeben von - 1828 - 251 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 Seiten
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden amilM, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour :... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...filled each pause the nightingale had made. . . . Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled. of any other heaven but you, May I he struck this moment blind, and lose Your blessed sight, bis godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to'change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 Seiten
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the arden emil'd, " In a lump!" cried the other, " I a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt change his place;... | |
| John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 Seiten
...LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There,...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Noi e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pl-jce • Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power,... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...[from The DtterUd Village.} THE VILLAGE PREACHER. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild. There,...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashioned... | |
| Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 Seiten
...NEAR yonder copse, where once the gar den smil'd [wild, And still, where many a garden flow'r grows There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,...preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country, dear, Í And passing rich with forty pounds a year ! Remote from towns, he ran his god!y race,... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 Seiten
...dissolute think little of the miseries which are stealing softly after them. The Country Clergyman. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far... | |
| Михаил Николаевич Загоскин - 1834 - 232 Seiten
...where once the garden smiled, A nd still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a lew torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's...rose ; % A man he was to all the country dear, And passing-rich with forty pounds a year." GOLDSMITH. YOURY and Alexis, much against their will, followed... | |
| Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 Seiten
...temptation, if he take no care himself to avoid it. ' THE VILLAGE CLERGYMAN. '• ! . i .- . 1 ' . »*.; (I i NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Neir e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place. There,-... | |
| 1871 - 340 Seiten
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