| John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 pages
...? THE COUNTRY 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 ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 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...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 his heart... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...(Modernised.'} 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 wish'd to change his place ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 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...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 his heart... | |
| James Whiteside - 1862 - 100 pages
...holier theme. " 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 ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 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; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| Grenville Kleiser - 1908 - 452 pages
...JOHN DBYDEN. 5. 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...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 his heart... | |
| Joseph Henry Wade, Emma Sylvester - 1908 - 360 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...e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unpracticed he to fawn, or seek for power By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims... | |
| 1910 - 542 pages
...till morn, — She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still...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... | |
| Alexander Malcolm Williams - 1909 - 454 pages
...Village : — 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 ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other... | |
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