 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...  A Third Poetry Book - Page 881889 - 521 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...age be compared to eastern slaves ? LESSON CXIII. — APRIL THE TWENTY-THIRD. The Village Clergyman, NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 pages
...distorted but pleasing, once more. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEA* yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild; There,...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made. d scene Shall be dismantled of its fleecy load, And...lectures man In heavenly truth ; evincing, as she makes 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
...stand appalled, And heedless rambling impulse learn to think. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. NEAH yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still...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.... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...wall ; And, trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away thy children leave the land. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village pastor's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pages
...distorted but pleasing-, once more. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild; There,...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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich1 with forty pounds a year. Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plui . Near yonder copse, where once the arden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, 1Vor e'er had chang'd, nor wiah'dt change his place;... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1846 - 310 pages
...CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd* And still where many a garden flower grows wdd; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose^...forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his gotlly race, Nor e'er had Chang'd nor wished to change his place: Unpractic'd he to fawn or seek for... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pages
...weep til] morn ; She only left of all tne harmless train; The sad historian of the pensive plain ! Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place Unski)ful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims... | |
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