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... Selections from the British Poets - Página 321840Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| British poets - 1822 - 290 páginas
...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...wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, [place; By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 páginas
...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...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 varying hour ; Far other... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 páginas
...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...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 pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...kav« been. POPE. CHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. .N EAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'ii, And still where many a garden flow'r 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 pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 páginas
...following. " 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... | |
| 1824 - 444 páginas
...THE RECTORY. " Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And stUl 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 doctrinei... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...pensive plain. Nearyonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower William C. Hall a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace;... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 páginas
...where once t he garden tmil'd, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild ; There, where a tew torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year, Aemote from towns he ran his godly race, [place ; Nor e'er had chang't), nor wish'd to change,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 páginas
...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...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 wish'd to change his place... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 páginas
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain ! Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There...a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village .preacher'^ modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich, with forty... | |
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