 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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...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 to the... | |
 | 1824 - 444 pages
...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...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 fashion"d to... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...till morn; She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Nearyonder lished by William C. Hall a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace;... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...where once t he garden tmil'd, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild ; There, where a tew torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year, Aemote from towns he ran his godly race, [place ; Nor e'er had chang't), nor wish'd to change,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...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 Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place ; By doetrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 ;...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...garden flow'r grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village .preacher'^ modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country...passing rich, with forty pounds a year ; / Remote from town's he ran his godly rac«, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his plact, Unskilful he... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...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 vvish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...seeing the gulph of Intemperance before me, started and awaked. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. 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, hi* place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...singer. LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman.—GOLDSMITH. 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 pi ,ce ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines... | |
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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... 
