 A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place.  Annual Register - Pągina 196editat per - 1771Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 300 pągines
...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; 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... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844
...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor 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... | |
 | Gregory Godolphin - 1844 - 234 pągines
...but he was satisfied with the honor that he did receive, and neither sought nor cared for greater. " Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed nor wished to change his place." One of our oldest colleges conferred upon him the degree of DD, but he... | |
 | William Morrison Engles - 1844 - 264 pągines
...modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year; 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a-year ; With blushing wreaths, investing every spray ; Altluea with the pu wished to change, his place ; Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845
...The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich1 with forty pounds a year. 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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 300 pągines
...disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was, to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; 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... | |
 | 1845 - 600 pągines
...modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country clear, Ana passing rich with forty pounds a-year : 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... | |
 | ...on earth, than by lengthening the tale of dismembered foxes-tails. LVII. THE BAN-DE-LA-EOCHE.-No. 5. Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, or wished to change his place: Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, More bent to raise the... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1846 - 368 pągines
...description of a country clergyman would, 'with the strictest truth, apply; for as in the poet's words,— " Remote from towns he ran his Godly race, Nor e'er had changed, or wished to change his place : Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raise the... | |
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