 | 1828 - 398 pages
...where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The Tillage preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all...Remote from towns he ran his godly race. Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his pla<v. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. Near yonder copse, where once the garden simFii, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place...A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich^with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns, he ran his godly race,w NOT e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...GOLDSMITH. — 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...he ran his godly race, , Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his plice : Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden amilM, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild ;...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... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...VILLAGE PASTOR. 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...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...with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns, he ran bis godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to'change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the arden emil'd, And still where many a garden flower 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 pages
...— GOLDSMITH. 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...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 pages
...VILLAGE PREACHER. 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...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 to the varying... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...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,... | |
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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... 
