 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts (he 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...on its head. 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 ev'ry truant knew; Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...on its head. 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...on its head. 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 knew; Well had the boding... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...its head. 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...Its head. Beside yon 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 school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...on its head. 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...its head. 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...its head. 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 knew; Well had the boding... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...its head. — 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 knew ; Well had the boding... | |
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For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. 
