| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught bis little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, 1 knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Fall well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...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 tremblers learn'd... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...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 tremblers learn'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skili'd to rule, The village master taught his little school; A man severe be was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the bod ing tremblers... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...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; WTell hud the boding tremblers... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...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 tremblers learnt... | |
| 1814 - 310 pages
...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 tremblers learn'd... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...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 tremblers learn'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...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 tremblers learn'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...Beside yon straggting fence that skirts the vray 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, 1 knew him well, and ev'ry truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd... | |
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