 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With 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 stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant...  The Cambrian - Page 5471902Full view - About this book
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1836 - 328 pages
...represents the teacher of the school in the Deserted Village, as ignorant, passionate and fickle ; " A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Full well the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face. * * * •... | |
 | 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...counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 1 * 8. Yet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...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...counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 pages
...unprofitably gay, There, in hie noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : th learn'd to trace The (lav's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...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 he ; ) Full well the busy... | |
 | 1840 - 368 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stem 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 laughed with counterfeited... | |
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