 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...  A Third Poetry Book - Seite 881889 - 521 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...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...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd,nor wish'd to change his place; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 Seiten
...perish, which contains such lines as the following. " Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...CLERGYMAN. .N EAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'ii, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | 1824 - 444 Seiten
...THE RECTORY. " Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And stUl where many a. garden-flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...Remote from towns, he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : . Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrinei... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Nearyonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, xy:/`y:/ Hy:/ a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 Seiten
...and weep till morn ; She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place... | |
 | 1826 - 300 Seiten
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor vvish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 Seiten
...youthful pride has been to be called a good singer. LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman.—GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pi ,ce ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour: Far... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 Seiten
...started and awaked. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, hi* place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 Seiten
...started and awaked. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. Near yonder copse, where once the garden simFii, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There...A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich^with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns, he ran his godly race,w NOT e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
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