 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...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...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 glee At all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...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...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 glee, At... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...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...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 glee At all... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...unprofitably gay. There, in his noisy mansion sfcjll'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was. and stern to view, I knew him...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...mansion skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little sehool. A man severe he was, and stem RATIAN ODE, UPON CROMWEl.I'S RETURN FROM IRELAND....his Muses dear; Nor in the shadows sing His numbe laugh 'd with eounterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...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...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 glee, At... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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 glee At all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...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 ev'ry truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...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 ; AVell had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well... | |
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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... 
