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... Œuvres - Page 172de Jacques Delille - 1800Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...The day's disasters in his morning face ; VOL. v. tr Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — for many a joke had he : Full...whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes— for many a joke had he : Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — ;br many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the disioal tidings when he irown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, -The love he bore to learning... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in bis morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well...whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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 he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned , Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well...whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well...circling- round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Tet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The... | |
| William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — (or many a joke had he : Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet ho was kind ; or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...leam'il to trace The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh 'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well...whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The... | |
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