 | British poets - 1822 - 296 halaman
...its head. [spread, Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule,...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 halaman
...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 halaman
...blossom'd furze unprofitably guy, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village-master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 halaman
...Country Schoolmaster. BESIDE yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With bloMom'd furze, unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule,...learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — (or many a joke had he : Full... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 halaman
...settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile ; The slow canal, Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had be; Full well... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 halaman
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 halaman
...settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule,...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 halaman
...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,...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 halaman
...Schoolmaster. BESIDE yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay. ••1 There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule, The village...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 halaman
...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,...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... | |
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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... 
