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" Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron old, whom we school-mistress name; Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless... "
The Day, the Book, and the Teacher. A Centenary Memorial - Page 8
by Edwin Paxton Hood - 1880 - 248 pages
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

1806 - 408 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the' pow'r of this relentless dame ; And oft-times on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shout , And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stowe ;...
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The cabinet of poetry, containing the best entire pieces in the works of the ...

Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent,...unconn'd, are sorely shent. And all in sight doth rise a birchin tree, Which learning near her little dome did stowe ; Whilom a twig of small regard to see,...
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The Poetical Works of William Shenstone: In Two Volumes. Collated with the ...

William Shenstone, Thomas Park - 1808 - 342 pages
...uuruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless dame, And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent. For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shcnt. And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stow, Whilom...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless dame, And oft times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd,...tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stowe. Whitlow a twig of small regard to see, Tho' now so wide iis waving branches flow, And work the simple...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Watts, A. Philips ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame , They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly...birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stove; Whilom a twig of small regard to see, Though now so wide its waving branches flow ¡ And work...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 13

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pages
...idly hent, For unkempthair, or task unconn'd, are sorely snent.. And all in sight doth rise a hirchen tree. Which Learning near her little dome did stowe;...small regard to see, Though now so wide its waving hranches flow; And work the simple vassal's mickle woe; For not a wind might curl the leaves that hlew,...
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Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shout. And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stowe; Whilom...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 7

John Aikin - 1821 - 412 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly...bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely sheni. And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stowe ; Whilom...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...unruly brats with birch to tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame, And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd,are sorely shent. And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little...
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Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically ..., Volume 1

Henry Phillips - 1823 - 360 pages
...Britannicum. BIRCH.— BETULA. Natural order, Amentacece. A genus of the Monoecia Tetrandria class. " And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which learning near her little dome did stow; Whilom a twig of small regard to see, Though now so wide its waving branches flow, And work the...
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