 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...  Exercises in Reading and Recitation - Pagina 154geredigeerd door - 1828 - 251 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pagina’s
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the arden emil'd, " In a lump!" cried the other, " I a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt change his place;... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pagina’s
...LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There,...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Noi e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pl-jce • Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagina’s
...[from The DtterUd Village.} THE VILLAGE PREACHER. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild. There,...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashioned... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pagina’s
...NEAR yonder copse, where once the gar den smil'd [wild, And still, where many a garden flow'r grows There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,...preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country, dear, Í And passing rich with forty pounds a year ! Remote from towns, he ran his god!y race,... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pagina’s
...dissolute think little of the miseries which are stealing softly after them. The Country Clergyman. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...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 fashion'd to the varying hour; Far... | |
 | Михаил Николаевич Загоскин - 1834 - 232 pagina’s
...where once the garden smiled, A nd still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a lew torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's...rose ; % A man he was to all the country dear, And passing-rich with forty pounds a year." GOLDSMITH. YOURY and Alexis, much against their will, followed... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pagina’s
...temptation, if he take no care himself to avoid it. ' THE VILLAGE CLERGYMAN. '• ! . i .- . 1 ' . »*.; (I i NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Neir e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place. There,-... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pagina’s
...garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the pluce disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose....Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place : Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 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...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 fashion'd to the varying hour; Far... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pagina’s
...the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plai . Near yonder copse, where once the arden a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt change his place;... | |
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