 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...  Poems - Page 49by Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 216 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 lehte
...changed, nor wifli'd to change his place ; Unfldlful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doctrines fafhioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 lehte
...manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And pafling rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wiihed to change his placfr; Unpraftifed he to fawn, or feek for power. By doftrines fafhioned to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 lehte
...manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wifhed to change his place j Unpra&ifed he to fawn, or feek for power, By do&rines fafhioned to the... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 lehte
..., nor wil h'd to change his place ; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doctrines fafhioned to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raife the wretched than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings,... | |
 | John Moore - 1792 - 584 lehte
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 | 1801 - 576 lehte
...10 change, his place. t Urfldlfu} Unflcilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doftrines fafluoned to the varying hour. Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to rajfe the wretched, than to rife. His houfe was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their vyand'ring,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 lehte
...manfion rofe. i,p A man he was to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wilhed to change his place; Unpraftifed he to fawn, or feek for power, 145 By doclrines fafhioned to... | |
 | 1794 - 574 lehte
...mandón rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And paffing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wiihed to change his place; (Jnpraftifed he to fawn, to feek for power, By doftrines fafhioned to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 lehte
...or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train ; He chid their wand' rings, but reliev'd their pain ; The long-remember'd beggar... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 lehte
...for pow'r ; « By doctrines fashioh'd to the varying hour ; « Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize , « More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. « His house was known to all the vagrant train , « He chid their wand'rings , but reliev'd their pain. « The long-remembef'd... | |
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