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
| Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 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 chang'd, norwifh'd to change, his place; ' Unfldlful he, to fawn, orfcek for power, By doftrines fafliion'd... | |
| 1792 - 112 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manlion 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 chang'd or wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...admir'd by every reader of taflt and'dtfccrnment. 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 ere had'chang'd, nor wifli'd to change his pl*cej Unfkiilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doftrines... | |
| History - 1794 - 574 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modi^l mandón 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 wiihed to change his place; (Jnpraftifed he to fawn, to feek for power, By doftrines fafhioned to the... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. i,p 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 wilhed to change his place; Unpraftifed he to fawn, or feek for power, 145 By doclrines fafhioned to... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...The village preacher's modelt тапГюп rote; 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, fior e'er had chang'd, nnr wi(h'd to cha: '„-e, hi1 tinlkilful he to fawn, or leek for pmv'r, [place;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 disclose,...year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden sm i I'd , And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,...rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he fan. his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd tochange his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...anglois. « Near yonder copse where once the garden smil'd, « And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; « There, where a few torn shrubs the place...disclose, « The village preacher's modest mansion rosé. <i A man he was, to all the country dear, „ And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; «... | |
| Jacques Delille - French literature - 1800 - 286 pages
...still where many a garden flower grows wild ; n There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose 2 n The village preacher's modest mansion rose. « A man he was, to all the country dear, « Andpassing rich with forty pounds a year; « Remote from towns he ran his godly race,... | |
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