 | 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...Remote from towns he ran his godly 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...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...e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place. Unpractised he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour: Far other aims... | |
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...intelligent agreeable companion in the Curate, who, as Dr. Goldsmith observes on a like occasion, •' Is to all the country dear. And passing- rich, with forty pounds a year.* The first curiosity we were conducted to was Hurtlepot, about 80 yards above the chapel. It is a round... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 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,...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 pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...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...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 - 1819 - 120 pages
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The villageipreacher's modest mansion rose. A tnau he was, to all the 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...'where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man Tie was to all the country dear, And passing rich with...year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his plare ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, . , .. jjy... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...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...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... | |
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