 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...  Annual Report - Page 1201894Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1770 - 604 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeil manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And parting rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had changed, nor wiih'd to change his place ; UnOdlful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 592 pages
...difclofu, The village preacher's modell manfion rofe. 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 changed, nor wiihed to change his placfr; Unpraftifed he to fawn, or feek for power. By doftrines fafhioned to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wifhed to change his place j Unpra&ifed he to fawn, or feek for power, By do&rines fafhioned to the... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear. And palfing. 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; Unpraftis'd he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines fafhion'd... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 546 pages
...is always the ' garden fewer that grows « wild: A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing 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 ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doflrines fafhion'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. . A man he was, to all the country dear, And palling rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place, Unfldlful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, , , . . By... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 484 pages
...disclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had changed , nor wil h'd to change his place ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doctrines... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791
...difclofe, The village preacher's modclt manlion rofe. A man he was to all the country dear, And parting tube as black .As chang'd, nor wiih'd to change, his Uirlkilful he to fawn, or feck for pow'r, [place; By doctrines faihionM... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 212 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modcft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And palling rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place, Unfltilful he to fawn, orfeek forpow'r, By doftrincs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...preacher's modeft manfion rofe." A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forjy pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had changed, nor wilh'd to change his place; UnCcilful he to fawn, or feck for power, By doftrines... | |
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