The Happiness of the Blessed considered as to the Particulars of their State their Recognition of Each Other in that State; and its Difference of Degrees. To which are added, Musings on the Church and her Services. By Richard Mant. Fourth Edition, with Additions |
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XXXII. THE PARSONAGE.
See you that house beneath the church-topp'd hill?An elm o'erhangs the porch, and round it twine
The honey-suckle and sweet eglantine:
And there the mullion'd windows linger still,
Reliques of elder days, the moulded sill,
And pointed arch, where creeps the cluster'd vine:
And flowers, and fruits, and well-trimm'd turf combine
To show domestick taste and rural skill.
There lives the Village Pastor! Mark him there!
From weightier duties for a season freed
Of books and pastoral calls, his willing care
The garden claims, to check the trailing weed,
And prune the fruit branch. Breathe a passing pray'r,
And bid the good man and his works “God speed!”
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