 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...  The universal class-book: a ser. of reading lessons - Side 155af Samuel Maunder - 1844Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 sider
...hare done honour to any poet of any age : ' Near yonder copfe, where once the garden (mii'J, And itill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn ftirubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeil manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 sider
...The fad hiftorian of the penfive plain. Near yonder copfe, where once the garden fmil'd, And flill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn flirubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 sider
...The fad hiftorian of the penfive plain-. Near yonder copfe, where once the garden fmiled, And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofu, The village preacher's modell manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 sider
...The fad hiftorian of the penflve plain. Near yonder copfe, where once the garden fmiled, And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 sider
...The fad hiftorian of the penfive plain. Near yonder copfe, where once the garden fmil'd, And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | 1780 - 226 sider
...wife. T.HE rCOUNTRY CLERGYMAN. Er GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copfe, where once the garden fmil'd, And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild; There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofe, The viUage preacher's modeft mannon rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | 1785 - 316 sider
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. . A man he was, to all the country dear, And palling rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place, Unfldlful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, , , . . By... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sider
...one of yourCHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. EAR yonder copfe, where once the garden fmil'd. And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild; There, where a few torn ihrubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 sider
...think the following extracts tedious. • Near yonder copfe, where once the garden fmil'd, And ftill where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn fhrubs the place difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. This is a fine natural ftroke.... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 sider
...disclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had changed , nor wil h'd to change his place ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doctrines... | |
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