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
| American Institute of Instruction - 1846 - 332 Seiten
...often betrays the master into a false estimate of his power to amuse — " Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he." But it is time to consider. 4. What are the Moral qualities of the perfect teacher ? We place in the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 Seiten
...little school: A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well liver Goldsmith Convey M the dismal tidings when he frown'dVet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
| 1847 - 540 Seiten
...compound of oddity, frolic and fun, Who relish'da joke, and rejoic'd in a pun. GOLDSMITH'S Retaliation. 9. Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. 10. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. POPE. 1 1 . Sport,... | |
| Asenath Nicholson - 1847 - 466 Seiten
...boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disaster in his morning face ;" of her it might be added, "Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when she frown'd ;" for her frowns were the preludes to heavy blows. The children of Catholics composed... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 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,... | |
| David Perkins Page - 1847 - 402 Seiten
...waa 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 hit jokes, for many a joke had he !" It is unquestionably... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 Seiten
...little school; A man severe he was. and stern to view, ] knew him well, and every truant knew : Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's...counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Pull well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was... | |
| Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 Seiten
...learn'd to trace Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, The day's disasters m his morning face ; At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well...round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. The love he bore to learning was in fault ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The village all... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 Seiten
...tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; 15 Full well they laughed and counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke...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, 20 The love he... | |
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