 | 1809
...once the garden gmir'd, Aud still where many a garden flow'r growl wild, TlicrtMuere a few torn shrub* the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he rail his godly race, Xor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : I'oskilful he to fawn,... | |
 | John Skinner - 1809
...Scotland, and who answered most literally to Goldsmith's description of the " Village Preacher :" " A man he was to all the country dear, " And passing rich...ran his godly race, " Nor e'er had chang'd, — nor wish'd to change, his place !" The Reverend JOHN SKINNER, for nearly fir years Minister of the Episcopal... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809
...And still whm-inaii) a garden flow rgrowswilJ 'JTkTe, where a few torn shr ubs the place .1 it-close a-ycar ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wi^h'd to chnu'j.0, hi... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810
...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 fashiou'd to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...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, hi* Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place; By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 782 Seiten
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, Tin- village preacher's modest mansion row. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had cbang'd, nor wish'd to change, bit Unskilful lie to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place; By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 399 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...garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrnbs the place disclose. The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the conntry... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 107 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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814
...train, The sad historian of the pensive plaiu. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, -'till where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where...towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place s Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | 1814 - 300 Seiten
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; llcmote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
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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... 
