 | 1770 - 742 pągines
...mcdcft manfion rofe. A man he was to all the country dear, And pa/ling rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wilh'd to change hi« place. Unfkilful he to fawn, or fcek for power, Bydoftrincs fafnion'd to the... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 pągines
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And puffing rich — with forty pounds a-year. Remote from towns, he ran his godly race; Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wifb'd to change his place : Unpra&is'd he, to fawn, or feek for power, By do&rines fafliion'd to the'varying... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 pągines
...that grows « wild: 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 chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place; Unfkilful he to fawn, or feek for power, By doflrines fafhion'd to the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pągines
...modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear. And palfing. rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change his place; Unpraftis'd he to fawn, or feek for power, By doftrines fafhion'd to the... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pągines
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manfion role. 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 chang'd,. nor wifh'd to change his places ; Unpractis'd he, to fawn or feek-for power, By doilrines fafliion'd to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pągines
...modclt manlion rofe. A man he was to all the country dear, And parting rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wiih'd to change, his Uirlkilful he to fawn, or feck for pow'r, [place; By doctrines faihionM to the... | |
 | 1791 - 980 pągines
...modcft mannon rofc. A man he was to all the country dear, And palfing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wifh'd to change, his Dnfkilful he to fawn, or feck for,pow'r, [place; By doctrines fafbion'd to the... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pągines
...modeft manlion 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 chang'd or wish'd to change his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or feek for pow'r, By doctrines fashion'd to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 310 pągines
...modeft manfion rofe. A man he was, to all the country dear, And palling rich, with forty pounds a year : Remote from towns he ran his godly race, > • Nor e'er had chang'd, norwifh'd to change, his place; Unfldlfnl Unfldlful he, to fawn, orfcek for power, By doftrines fafliion'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pągines
...difclofe, The village preacher's modeft manlion rofe; A man he was, to all the country dear, And palling rich with forty pounds a-year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ne'er had chang'd, nor wifli'd to change his place : Unfldlful he to fawn, or leek for power, By doftrines... | |
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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... 
