Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed 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... Elegant Extracts: A Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and ... - Seite 941826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...little school : A man severe he was, and stem to view, | knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they luugb'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Pull well the busy whisper... | |
| 1842 - 608 Seiten
...tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face. No. 21. 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." The two illustrations of the last four lines were painted... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they laughed e moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning's face ; 1'ull well they laughed e closet of the deceased caliph. ' 1 ; Kull well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was... | |
| 1850 - 642 Seiten
...and stern to view, I knew hit» well, 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 glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 Seiten
...was, and stern to view, l knew him well, and every truant knew} Well had the boding tremblers leam'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face;...whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when ha frawn'dYet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village... | |
| 1845 - 614 Seiten
...and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew : Well had the boding tremblers learned itnesses That it it love, true love — nothing but love ! SHERID laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper,... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 Seiten
...was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, 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 glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper,... | |
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