 | 1837 - 552 pages
...was to be— ' 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 visitor to this spot will be tempted to believe, from the ignorance he finds among many of the neighbouring... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pages
...garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the plaee disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose....A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rieh with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. 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...Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...pensive 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...Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far other aims... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...Nat. ip 329. 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...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... | |
 | Thomas Branagan, Julius Rubens Ames - 1839 - 404 pages
...present, and of the primitive ministers of religion ; or even the poet's " 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'a to change hie place. For other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More skill'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 pages
...pensive plai . Near yonder copse, where once the arden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower or his bride 1 country dnir, And passing rich with forty pounds a-ycar ; Remote from towns he run his godly race,... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn or seek for ppw'r, [place ; By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...pensive 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...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... | |
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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... 
