 A man severe he was, and 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; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had...  The school book of poetry, ed. by W.C. Bennett - Page 101edited by - 1870 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...boding tremblers leam'il to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh 'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...boding tremblers 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...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...boding tremblers 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...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown' d : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...boding tremblers 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...had he : Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The Tillage all declar'd how much he knew 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...learn'd to traee The day's disasters in his morning faee ; Full well they laugh 'd with eounterfeited "X 1825 )Pr eireling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown 'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught,... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...boding tremblers 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...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...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...was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...boding tremblers 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...had he : Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee,. At all his jokes — for many...had he; full well the busy whisper, circling round, ttonvey'd the dismal tidings when Tie frown'dj. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love... | |
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