 | Samuel Worcester - 1849 - 298 页
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. Z. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with...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 to... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 页
...where many a garden flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The Tillage preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd nor wished to change his place-. Unpractic'd he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 页
...a garden flower grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village pastor'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; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 页
...widow'd, solitary thing, That feebly bends beside the plashy spring ; She, wretched matron — forc'd in age, for bread, To strip the brook with mantling...e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change, his place ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour, Far other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 页
...till morn — She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain ! Fear yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still...e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change, his place ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion' d to the varying hour, Far other... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 页
...mind: These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...towns, he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the... | |
 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 页
...; Like her, be humble, free from ill, And you shall see her face in Heaven !" THE VILLAGE PREACHER. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...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 to the... | |
 | 1851 - 724 页
...beautiful and admired poem : — " Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And etill wheru many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wished to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 页
...pensive plain. ;'. 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...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, displace;... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 页
...employed, according to No. 242. 265. THE Couitrsr Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There,...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 to the... | |
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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... 
