 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pagina’s
...mansion skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern t« experience of the same Abdalrahman, whose magnificence...admiration and envy, and to transcribe an authentic mem ; 1'ull well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Kull well... | |
 | 1850 - 642 pagina’s
...famous sketch in the " Deserted Village" : — А тал severe he was, and stern to view, I knew hit» well, and 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 glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had... | |
 | 1874 - 990 pagina’s
...their noses and fidgeted until he should get on his legs, which he was in no particular hurry to do. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew. That was true enough ; but then he wasn't always severe and stern, and he wasn't always stern when... | |
 | 1845 - 614 pagina’s
...unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skilled to role, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...tremblers learned to trace. The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 pagina’s
...gay — iw 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 : 198 Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pagina’s
...skill'. I to rule, The village master taught his little school: A man severe he was, and stern to view, l knew him well, and every truant knew} Well had the boding tremblers leam'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited... | |
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1846 - 144 pagina’s
...flung Its first uncertain gleaming. Notes startling high and loud and loag, Dispel my idle dreaming. A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew. The slender stream of Siloa's gentle wave Once to the Christians draughts untainted gave. EXERCISES.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pagina’s
...unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion skilled to'rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him...tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had... | |
 | David Perkins Page - 1847 - 402 pagina’s
...sometimes laugh, as they did of old, because they think it prudent to do so. " A man severe he waa and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant...tremblers learned to- trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee. At all hit jokes, for many a joke had... | |
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Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled 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... 
