 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...  The World's Great Religious Poetry - Page 371publié par - 1923 - 836 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1843 - 184 pages
...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...CLERGYMAN. N K.Ait 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 wished to change his place : Unpractical he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | 1843 - 368 pages
...the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn sh»bs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn or seek for pow'r, [place ; By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | 1844 - 320 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...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 pages
...COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEA* 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 wished to change his place: Unpractic'd he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...Village 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...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd nor wish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...a garden flower grows wild. There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village pastor's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country...towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...nightingale had made. 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 wished to change, his... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 274 pages
...PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. NEAH 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 wished to change, his place.... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pages
...COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. 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 wished to change his place : Unpractic'd he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
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