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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ... - Page 625
by Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863
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The Sacred Lyre: Comprising Poems, Devotional, Moral and Preceptive ...

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...Remote from towns he ran his godly race. Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his pla<v. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd...
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...youthful pride has been to be called a good singer. LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. — NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...he ran his godly race, , Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his plice : Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made. . . . Of any comfort, or once wished to see The light of...struck this moment blind, and lose Your blessed sight, bis godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to'change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...historian of the pensive plain. 15 THE VILLAGE PASTOR. 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...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden amilM, 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 : Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the arden emil'd, " In a lump!" cried the other, " I a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt change his place;...
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...youthful pride has been to be called a good singer. LESSON XLI. The Country Clergyman. — GOLDSMITH. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And...a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Noi e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pl-jce • Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power,...
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...love of love, the eternal light of light! OLIVER GOLDSMITH. [from The DtterUd Village.} THE VILLAGE PREACHER. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden...towns he ran his godly race, 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...
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An abridgment of Hiley's English grammar: together with appropriate exercises

Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pages
...stealing softly after them. The Country Clergyman. 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 wish'd to change his place : Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd...
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the pluce disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose....towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place : Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to...
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