Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd 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... Papers for teachers - Page 1391880Full view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...blossom 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...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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 - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...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 ev'ry truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 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 learn'd to traee The day's disasters in his morning faee ; Full well they laugh 'd with eounterfeited... | |
| English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...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 knew ; AVell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well... | |
| John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...blossom'd 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...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... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 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. Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...blossomed furze unprofltably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skilled to rale, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern...day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they hiughed with counterfeited glee At all his jolies, for many a joke had be ; Full well the busy whisper... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...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...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... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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...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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