 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...  Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's ... - Page 114by Elegant poems - 1814Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...the storm, Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way. With...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 - 1809 - 322 pages
...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With...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... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...settles on 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,...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers Icarn'd tu trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laii'^h'd with cnunterfi-iUd... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...blossom'd furae unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rale, The village-master tanght his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trac« The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they langh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...skirts the way, ^ ith blossom fiir/.c unjjrofitnblv gay, fhcfe in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, Tie ! he does well That helps himself as timely as he...there is an hereafter, And that there is, conscien \Vell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his moxniug face : Full well... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...began." I cannot resist the temptation of adding the portrait of the schoolmaster -8 AMPLIFICATION-. " Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, "...furze, unprofitably gay, " There in his noisy mansion, skill' j to rule, ' Tiic village master taught his little school : ' A man severe he was, and stern... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...manfion, fkill'd to rule, The village mafter taught his little fchool : A man fevere he was, and ftern to view — I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's difafters in his morning face ; full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...storm, [spread, Too' round its breast the rolling clouds are Eternal sunshine settles on its head. — Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they lauirh'J with counterfeited... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...hlossom'd fnrae nnprofitahly gay, There, in his noisy mansion skilPd to rnle, The village master tanght his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every trnant knew. I Well had the hoding tremhlers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face... | |
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