Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze 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 well, and every truant... The Age of Johnson (1748-1798) - Σελίδα 9των Thomas Seccombe - 1902 - 366 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 σελίδες
...disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — ;br many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the disioal tidings when he irown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, -The love he... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 σελίδες
...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 bis morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 σελίδες
...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... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 σελίδες
...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...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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 σελίδες
...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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 290 σελίδες
...the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many...had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
| William Scott - 1823 - 396 σελίδες
...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... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 σελίδες
...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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 σελίδες
...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...thought; And the weak soul, within itself unblest, learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 σελίδες
...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... | |
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