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 - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...plain. 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 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... | |
| Charles M. Ingersoll - English language - 1825 - 298 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." Goldsmith. That is, " every year." (he expression is equivalent to, " He is more warlike than learned... | |
| Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 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, The village .preacher'^ modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich, with forty... | |
| English poetry - 1826 - 300 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 vvish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines... | |
| William Child Green - 1826 - 606 pages
...copse, where once the garden tmil'd, And still where many a garden 6ow'r grows wild, • , There, w here a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose;" but which, at the present epoch, was accounted noble for the sake of the hospitality displayed by its... | |
| George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...The Christian's course in this world is represented in Scripture as a race which is set before him ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place. GOLDSMITH. Course may be used in connexion with the object passed over... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...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 forty pounds a-year. Remote from towns, he ran his godly race ; Nor e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
| John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...Clergyman.—GOLDSMITH. 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,...race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pi ,ce ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour: Far... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...GOLDSMITH. 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, hi* place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The Tillage preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all...Remote from towns he ran his godly race. Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his pla<v. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
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