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... L'homme des champs; ou, Les géorgiques françoises - Seite 174von Jacques Delille - 1800 - 272 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 Seiten
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeil manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And parting rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had changed, nor wiih'd to change his place ; UnOdlful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 Seiten
...difclofu, The village preacher's modell manfion rofe. 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 changed, nor wiihed to change his placfr; Unpraftifed he to fawn, or feek for power. By doftrines fafhioned... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...difclofe, 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 e'er had changed, nor wifhed to change his place j Unpra&ifed he to fawn, or feek for power, By do&rines fafhioned... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear. And palfing. 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; Unpraftis'd he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines fafhion'd to... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 Seiten
...is always the ' garden fewer that grows « wild: 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 e'er had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doflrines fafhion'd to... | |
| 1785 - 316 Seiten
...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... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 Seiten
...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... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...manfion role. 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 e'er had chang'd,. nor wifh'd to change his places ; Unpractis'd he, to fawn or feek-for power, By doilrines fafliion'd... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...difclofe, The village preacher's modclt manlion rofe. A man he was to all the country dear, And parting tube as black .As nor wiih'd to change, his Uirlkilful he to fawn, or feck for pow'r, [place; By doctrines faihionM to... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 Seiten
...difclofe, The village preacher's modcft 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, Unfltilful he to fawn, orfeek forpow'r, By doftrincs... | |
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