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
| Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 pages
...was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers leaned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ;...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school: :50 leam'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 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...and 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... | |
| Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...gay, There in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school : Z. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled 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 learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 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...for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circh'ng round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in hie noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : th (lav's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes,... | |
| 1840 - 378 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...with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke*had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd... | |
| 1840 - 560 pages
...and stern to view, 1 knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremble™ learned tn trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Cnnvey'd the diainal tidings when lie frownM ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stem to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ;...day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper... | |
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