 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...started and awaked. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. GOLDSMITH. Near yonder copse, where once the garden simFii, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There...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... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 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...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 to the... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. — NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There,...Remote from towns 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... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 pages
...circle made, And manylangvaged nations has surveyed. /./. Near yonder copse, where once a garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. Goldsmith. Thus many a sad to-morrow came and went, Till, all my stock of infant sorrow spent, I learned... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. 15 THE VILLAGE PASTOR. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd And still...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 to the... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden amilM, 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 chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...filled each pause the nightingale had made. . . . Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled. of any other heaven but you, May I he struck this moment blind, and lose Your blessed sight, 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
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the arden emil'd, " In a lump!" cried the other, " I a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt change his place;... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 pages
...LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There,...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 - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...[from The DtterUd Village.} THE VILLAGE PREACHER. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild. There,...Remote from 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... | |
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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... 
