 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
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...CLERGYMAN. 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,...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...meaning of every or each : as, " They cost five shillings a dozen ;" that is, " every dozen." " A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year." Golthmttt. that is, " every year." There is a particular use of the indefinite article, which deserves... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 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,...Remote from 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... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...lage ' 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,...Remote from 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 pow'r, " By doctrines... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...plain. 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,...Remote from 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... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...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 - 694 pages
...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...Remote from towns he 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 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,...Remote from 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... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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,...Remote from 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... | |
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