 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...  The National Fifth Reader: Containing a Treatise on Elocution, Exercises in ... - Page 189by Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 600 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...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...round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in ought, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...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...Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all hia jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...rule, The village master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, i knew Mm In the mean time I'll go prepare the servants fur his reception : as wo seldom see ; •"ull well (he busy whisper circling round, 'onvry'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd1 nd, or,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...With blossomed furze unprofltably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skilled to rale, The village master f state, Adorn the rich, or praise the j>reat, Who,...Are senseless of the fume they give. The Hermit. Far learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they hiughed with counterfeited... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 pages
...was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers leaned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ;...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pages
...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...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers leaned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...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...and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers leam'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...gay, There in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school : Z. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...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... | |
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