 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay — There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant...  Book of Elegant Poetical Extracts - Page 479by John T. Watson - 1869 - 506 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule! The village master taught his little school: A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in bis morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...storm, Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. t A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn' d to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned , Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...unprofitably guy, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village-master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Tet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn 'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little School. A man severe he was, and stern to view : I knew him...laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — (or many a joke had he : Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. v'd, or warmly sought, Enfeebles all internal strength...for the vulgar praise which fools impart; Here vanit be; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...unprofitably gay. There, in his noisy mansion sfcjll'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was. and stern to view, I knew him...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers leam'il to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh 'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown' d : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little sehool. A man severe he was, and stem RATIAN ODE, UPON CROMWEl.I'S RETURN FROM IRELAND. THE forward youth that would appear, Mus traee The day's disasters in his morning faee ; Full well they laugh 'd with eounterfeited glee At... | |
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