 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 256 Seiten
...once the garden souTd, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shruhs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 148 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...country dear. And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Romote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 394 Seiten
...difclofe> The village preacher's modeft manikin ro£b. A man he was, to all the country dear, And pafling rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place ; Unpra&is'd he to fawn, or feek for pow'r. By doftrines fafhion'd to the... | |
 | 1806 - 304 Seiten
...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 smil'd, And still...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 to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 Seiten
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village-preacher's modest mansion rose. A man lie was, to all the country dear, And passing rich with...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 to the... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806
...the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden-flow'r grows wild; There, where a ftw torn shruhs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place;... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 400 Seiten
...space between ; Prov'd by the .ends of being to, have bc«n. POPE CHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still...passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from town* he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change bis place ; Unpractis'd he... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 363 Seiten
...Take as an example, the charming character of the village preacher from the Deserted Vil lage ' Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, ' And...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 pow'r, " By doctrines fashion'd to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809
...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 smil'd, And still...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 to the... | |
 | English poetry - 1809
...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...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 to the varying... | |
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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... 
