 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay; There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning race ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, Th pro in his noisy mansion, skiU'd to rule, The village-master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well ihey laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for. many a joke had he ; Full well... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little...to trace; The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...straggling fence that skirts the way. With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...straggling fence (bat skirts the way, With blossom furze nn profit a lily gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little...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... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...blossom'd furae unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rale, The village-master tanght his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern...truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trac« The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they langh'd with counterfeited glee At... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...skirts the way, ^ ith blossom fiir/.c unjjrofitnblv gay, fhcfe in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, Tie ! he does well That helps himself as timely as he...there is an hereafter, And that there is, conscien \Vell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his moxniug face : Full well... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...manfion, fkill'd to rule, The village mafter taught his little fchool : A man fevere he was, and ftern to view — I knew him well, and every truant knew;...had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's difafters in his morning face ; full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes —... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...way, " With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay, " There in his noisy mansion, skill' j to rule, ' Tiic village master taught his little school : ' A man severe he was, and stern to view, ' 1 knew him well, and everv truant knew ; ' Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace ' The day's... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay; There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well... | |
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Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With 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... 
