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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... "
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r, By doctrines...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden sm i I'd , And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place...rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he fan. his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd tochange his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. 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...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...EAR yonder copse , "where once the gardea smilM , And still where many a garden flower grows will!; There where a few torn shrubs the place disclose)...country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year: Rcmoie fr .m towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er hal chang'd, nor wish'd to change ti» place : Unpractis'd...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place...country dear. And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Romote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change his place ; Unskilful...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. 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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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...to, have bc«n. POPE CHAP. V. THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. NEAR yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ;...passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from town* he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had chang'd, nor wish'd to change bis place ; Unpractis'd he...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...harmless train, The sad historian of the pensive plain. 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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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...the village preacher from the Deserted Vil lage ' 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 pow'r, " By doctrines...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...pensive plain. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smil'd, And still where many a garden flow'r 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 Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashion'd...
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