 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...  Songs of Three Centuries - Pagina 62geredigeerd door - 1890 - 383 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1800 - 322 pagina’s
...pensive 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...country dear, And passing 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pagina’s
...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...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place; Unskilful... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pagina’s
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...dear, » And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagina’s
...steps the grass-grown footway tread, For all the bloomy flush of life is fled. All but yon widow'd, solitary thing, That feebly bends beside the plashy...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 ; Unskilful... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...EAR yonder copse , "where once the gardea smilM , And still where many a garden flower grows will!; There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose)...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year: Rcmoie fr .m towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er hal chang'd, nor wish'd to change ti» place : Unpractis'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pagina’s
...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...country dear. And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Romote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pagina’s
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...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 wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...to, have bc«n. POPE CHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...country dear, And 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pagina’s
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...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 wish'd to change his place .;.... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pagina’s
...the village preacher from the Deserted Vil lage ' Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, ' And still where many a garden flower grows wild, '...dear, ' And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; ' Remote from towns he ran his godly race, " Nor e'er had chang"d, nor wish'd to change his place... | |
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