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 - Page 154edited by - 1828 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...There, where a few torn shrnbs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A roaa he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich...race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, Ms place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; T'ar... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild—...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 fashioned... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...and weep till morn ; She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. 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 power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...morn ; She only left of all the harmless train, • '. The sad historian of the pensive plain. , • Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...preacher's modest mansion rose, A man he was to all the country dear, ' . ' '. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying... | |
| Pierce Egan - Bath (England) - 1819 - 398 pages
...the Beau Monde, would not only prove too much of the Gothic, but romantic in the extreme : — A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich,...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 - English literature - 1820 - 488 pages
...pensive 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...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 to the varying hour ; Far... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...his powers of nrjting, jie adorned ev-ery subject which he touched.] N6ar yonder copse, where 6nce the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower...The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man Tie was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran... | |
| John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...loud Eternity's triumphant song ! GOLDSMITH. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. — Deserted Village. NEARyonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Pv7or e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...and weep till morn ; She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And...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 wish'd to- change his place... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smilM, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chapg'd, nor wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
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