 Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine 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, The village master taught...  Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works - Page 8by Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 127 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...Deserted Village : " Reside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unpro&tably gay, There, in his noisy mansion skill'd to rule....every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Fall well they laugh Vi with counterfeited... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...stand too much on seeming. Sir W. Raleigh. Beside yon straggling fence, that skirts the way, \Vith blossom'd furze, unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy...boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters m his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 500 pages
...angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise who came to pray." DETDEN, Britannia Rcdirwa. To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given,...truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to twee The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 pages
...midway leaves the storm, f\ \ f_ iThougFrounaTirbreast the rottmg clouds are spread, > \^ternal_sunahins settles on its head. ^ Beside .yon straggling fence...rule, The village master taught his little school. V^A man severe he was, and stem to view; ', , , i •£? I knewhitn well, and every truant knejy_ :... | |
 | William Collins - 1854 - 430 pages
...fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school....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... | |
 | 1856 - 194 pages
...well-known poem, by Oliver Goldsmith, called, " The Deserted Village." I will quote a few lines from it : " Beside yon straggling fence, that skirts the way "With...had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disaster in his morning face. Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 pages
...fence that skirts the way, "With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in this noisy mansion skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school...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... | |
 | 1857 - 862 pages
...our language. THE VILLAOE SCHOOLMASTER. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1857 - 866 pages
...our language. THE VILLAGE SCHOOLMASTER. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion...and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they langh'd, with counterfeited... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1857 - 864 pages
...our language. THE VILLAOE SCHOOLMASTER. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion...knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the Itoding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laugh'd,... | |
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