| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 Seiten
...• '. 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 ;...preacher's modest mansion rose, A man he was to all the country dear, ' . ' '. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying... | |
| Pierce Egan - 1819 - 398 Seiten
...the Beau Monde, would not only prove too much of the Gothic, but romantic in the extreme : — A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich,...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 fashion'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 Seiten
...pensive plain. 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... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 Seiten
...nrjting, jie adorned ev-ery subject which he touched.] N6ar yonder copse, where 6nce the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man Tie was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran... | |
| John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...GOLDSMITH. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. — Deserted Village. NEARyonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Pv7or e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smilM, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chapg'd, nor wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 Seiten
...left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. JSear yonder copse, where oace the garden smiled; And still where many a garden flower...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Bf'mote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place ; Unskilful... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 Seiten
...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 ;...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 - 1822 - 194 Seiten
...and weep till morn ; She only left of all the harmless tram, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...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 aims... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 Seiten
...and weep till morn; She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, [place; By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other... | |
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