 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...  L'homme des champs; ou, Les géorgiques françoises - Page 175by Jacques Delille - 1800 - 272 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...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 to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...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 to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, Th pro in his noisy mansion, skiU'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 to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...way, ^ ith blossom fiir/.c unjjrofitnblv gay, fhcfe in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, Tie village s well That helps himself as timely as he can, When able. But if there is an hereafter, And that every truant knew. \Vell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his moxniug... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...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 to trace; The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...way, With blossom furze nn profit a lily 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 Icarn'd tu trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...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 to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...blossom'd furae unprofitably gay, There in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rale, The village-master tanght 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 to trac« The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay, " There in his noisy mansion, skill' j to rule, ' Tiic village master taught his little school : ' A man severe he was, and stern to view, ' 1 knew him well, and everv truant knew ; ' Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace ' The day's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...mafter taught his little fchool : A man fevere he was, and ftern to view — I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's difafters in his morning face ; full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes —... | |
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