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 book of recitations [ed.] by C.W. Smith - Página 210por Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 páginas
...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 páginas
...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 páginas
...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...the 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... | |
| John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 páginas
...GOLDSMITH. THE VILLAGE PREACHER. — Deserted Village. NEARyonder 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, Pv7or e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 páginas
...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...the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chapg'd, nor wish'd to change his place;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 páginas
...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...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 his place... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 páginas
...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...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 his Unskilful... | |
| Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 páginas
...perish, which contains such lines as the following. " 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... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...CLERGYMAN. .N EAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'ii, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Nearyonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, xy:/`y:/ Hy:/ chang'd norwish'd to change hisplace; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
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