 | David Perkins Page - 1847 - 402 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | John Bartlow Martin - 1986 - 364 lehte
...boding tremblers learned to trace no The days disasters in his morning face; 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 world is God's seed bed. He has planted deep and multitudinously,... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 lehte
...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;...had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he bore... | |
 | John Foster, Gordon Dennis - 1995 - 136 lehte
...and stern to view; 5 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; i0 Full well the busy whisper,... | |
 | Sandhya Narang - 1996 - 176 lehte
...was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew, We had the boding tremplers learn's to trace, The day's disasters in his morning face:...counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he, Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love bore to learning was in fault.24 2. Carlyle once received... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 lehte
...the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disaster in his morning face. 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. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the... | |
 | James M. Banner, Harold C. Cannon - 1997 - 160 lehte
...one such teacher as "a man severe . . . 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. Few are now likely to be Goldsmith's "man severe." Today's successful and admired teachers are more... | |
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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... 
