 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...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...country dear. And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Romote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...difclofe> The village preacher's modeft manikin ro£b. A man he was, to all the country dear, And pafling rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place ; Unpra&is'd he to fawn, or feek for pow'r. By doftrines fafhion'd... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...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... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...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;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once a garden smil'd, 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 lie was, to all the country dear, And passing rich with... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...how great ! YOUNG. The Country Clergyman, NEAR yonder copfc, where once the garden fmil'd, And dill where many a garden flower grows wild { ; „ • There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfioa rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...meaning of every or each : as, " They cost five shillings a dozen ;" that is, " every dozen." " A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year." Golthmttt. that is, " every year." There is a particular use of the indefinite article, which deserves... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...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... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
