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... La Belle Assemblée - Page 871809Full view - About this book
| Serial publications - 1837 - 552 pages
...instructer, Thomas Byrne, is supposed to belong the description of a personage so important to youth. ' There in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school.' But the portrait, though good as a general sketch, wants that individuality which, from the actual... | |
| sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...instructor, Thomas Byrne, is supposed to belong the description of a personage so important to youth. " There in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school." But the portrait though good as a general sketch, wants that individuality which from the actual peculiarities... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...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...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...settles 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,...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 - 242 pages
...settles 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,...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 (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...settles 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,...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 - English literature - 1839 - 550 pages
...Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in hie . learn'd to trace The (lav's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
| English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...settles 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,...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 - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...settles 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,...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... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...'Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With biosdom'd furze unprofitahly guy, There, in in- noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe lie was, and item to view, I kn«'w liim well. .in. I every truant knew : Yet he was kind, or, if nevere... | |
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