 | Book - 1847 - 216 страници
...They hasten to old age ! SOUTHBY. THE COUNTRY PARSON. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild, There,...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wished to change, his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 страници
...years They hasten to old age ! THE COUNTRY PARSON. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden-flower grows wild, There,...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Kemote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wished to change, his place :... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 страници
...nightingale had made. 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...e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place , Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, » By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 страници
...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...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, NoVe'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 страници
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, 40 And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place : Unskilful he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; 5 Far other... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 страници
...forced, in age, for bread, To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread, To pick her wintry faggot from the thorn, To seek her nightly shed, and weep...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A in.'' •! he was to all the country dear, A nd passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 страници
...nightly shed, and weep till morn ; She only left of all the harmless train, vs-"nPia1*? "•!••. i . The sad historian of the pensive plain. ;'. Near yonder...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, displace;... | |
 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 страници
...VILLAGE PREACHER. 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...Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 страници
...nightingale had made. 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...e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place; Unskillful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 страници
...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...towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change, his place ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to... | |
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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... 
