| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 Seiten
...the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden-flow'r grows wild; There, where a ftw torn shruhs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...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;... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...to, have bc«n. POPE CHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from town* he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change bis place ; Unpractis'd he... | |
| George Gregory - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...the village preacher from the Deserted Vil lage ' Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, ' 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 ; " Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, " By doctrines... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 Seiten
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, 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 .;. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, 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 chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| 1809 - 402 Seiten
...once the garden gmir'd, Aud still where many a garden flow'r growl wild, TlicrtMuere a few torn shrub* the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he rail his godly race, Xor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : I'oskilful he to fawn,... | |
| John Skinner - 1809 - 694 Seiten
...Scotland, and who answered most literally to Goldsmith's description of the " 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'd to change, his place !" The Reverend JOHN SKINNER, for nearly fir years Minister... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, 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 chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashiou'd... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...pensive plain. * Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, 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 chang'd, nor wish'd to change, hi* Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place; By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, Tin- village preacher's modest mansion row. 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 cbang'd, nor wish'd to change, bit Unskilful lie to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place; By doctrines fashion'd... | |
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