 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...garden flow'r grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village .preacher'^ modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich, with forty pounds a year ; / Remote from town's he ran his godly rac«, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...modest mansion rose. A man he was to all 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 Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, [place ; By doetrines fashion'd to the varying hour ; Far... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - English language - 1825 - 298 pages
...meaning of every or each : as, " They cost five shillings a dozen ;" that is? •' every dozen." " A man he was to all the country dear, " And passing rich with forty pounds a year." Goldsmith. That is, " every year." (he expression is equivalent to, " He is more warlike than... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...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 vvish'd to change his place... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...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 forty pounds a-year. Remote from towns, he ran his godly race ; Nor e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...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...country dear, And passing rich, with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pi... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...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, hi* place.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...once the garden simFii, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest...A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich^with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns, he ran his godly race,w NOT e'er had chang'd, nor... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The Tillage preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all...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 pla<v.... | |
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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... 
