 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...  Elementary English... - Page 194by Lillian Gertrude Kimball - 1911Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd eneath him smile ; The slow canal, learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...fence that skirts the way. With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay. There, in his noisy mansion sfcjll'd to rule, The village master taught his little school...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers leam'il to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh 'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...fence that skirts the way, With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school....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 - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...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...severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and ev'ry truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little sehool. A man severe he was, and stem RATIAN ODE, UPON CROMWEl.I'S RETURN FROM IRELAND. THE forward youth that would learn'd to traee The day's disasters in his morning faee ; Full well they laugh 'd with eounterfeited... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...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...stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; AVell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 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 laugh'd, with counterfeited... | |
 | Daniel Weir - Greenock (Scotland) - 1829 - 162 pages
...in the world : and as every person has a wish to know the school boy scenes of other days, " Where in his noisy mansion skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school," we subjoin the following interesting remarks from the pen of Geo. Williamson, Esq.:— " Mr. Robert... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofltably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skilled to rale, the poor remains of state, Adorn the rich, or praise...Hermit. Far in a wild, ncknown to public view, From you morning's face ; Full well they hiughed with counterfeited glee At all his jolies, for many a joke... | |
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