 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 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 with...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 to the varying hour ; Far other... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 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,...race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, hi* place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; Far... | |
 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 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,...Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his pi ,ce ; Unpractised he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...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 wish'd to change, his place. Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; . Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize,... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 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,...Remote from towns 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... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 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...to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More hent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 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 chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place : Unpractis'd he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour : Far other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...with forty pounds a-year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'dt ssed by his person and performances, that the progress learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man s in this breast, and pleasure in these arme. Oitoo. Take, take me all ; inquire into my heart You k bis godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to'change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 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,...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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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... 
