 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 ... - Page 941826Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 lehte
...to trace The day's disaster• in his morning face ; THE DESERTED VILLAGE. ,3 Full well they laagb'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Fnll well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when be frown'd : Yet he... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 lehte
...was, and ftern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the boding; tremblers learnM to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes— for many a joke had he : Full well the busy whisper, circling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 lehte
...and stern to view— I knew him well, and i very 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 johe had he; Full well the busy whisper,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 lehte
...little school ; A man severe he was, and stern 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 ; VOL. v. tr Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 lehte
...little school ; A man severe he was, and stern 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 ; Pull well they laugh'd with couuteifoui d glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 lehte
...little school ; A man severe he was, and stern 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 feee ; Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 lehte
...bading tremblers learn' d to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes— for many a...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 lehte
...little School. A man severe he was, and stern 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, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — for many a joke had he : Full well the busy whisper circling... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 lehte
...; 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 glee, At all his jokes — ;br many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the disioal tidings... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 lehte
...At all his jokes — tor many a jckt had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Cocvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, Trie love he bore to learning was in fault. ' The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twris certain... | |
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