 | 1809 - 402 pages
...lily 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...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers Icarn'd tu trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laii'^h'd with cnunterfi-iUd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...breast the rolling clouds are Eternal sunshine settles on its head. — Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom'd furze, unprofitably...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 ; Well had the... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze, unprofitably...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; Well had the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...brest the rolling clouds are. spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way ' With blossom'd furze unprofitably...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; WTell... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, ' i The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably...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 : Well had the... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably...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 ; Well had the... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...wonders of her face. Character of a Country Schoolmaster. — GOLDSMITH. BESIDE yon straggling fence that skirts the way. With blossom'd furze, unprofitably...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. Well had the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom'd furze, unprofitably...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pages
...unproiitably gay, There, in his noisy maiiion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him...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... | |
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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... 
