 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 Fifth Reader - Page 309by E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 384 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 pages
...too, is repeated, with yet greater earnestness, his former tribute to his brother's hospitality. A man he was to all the country dear ; And passing rich with forty pounds a year. Remote from towns he ran kii godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to chanye, his plact : rnpractis'd he to fawn, or... | |
 | Pictor (pseud.) - 1848 - 118 pages
...B. is happy in the possession of "the victory that overcometh the world," and therefore "Unskilful he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart has learn' d to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise." The imagination of the poet has... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1849 - 298 pages
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. Z. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, Remote from 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 hour; 5 Far other aims... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 pages
...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...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd nor wished to change his place-. Unpractic'd he to fawn or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...wild, There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village pastor's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with...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... | |
 | Leslie J. Francis - 1989 - 244 pages
...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...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 fashioned... | |
 | Robert H. Bremner - 260 pages
...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...e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour; Far other aims... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 pages
...flowers.' The last remaining vestige of what was once a garden, is always the ' garden flower that grows wild.' A man he was, to all the country dear,...year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor o'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place . . . The benevolent mind cannot but yield its hearty... | |
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