 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...  American Quarterly Review - Page 485edited by - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blosgom'd furze, uoprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught bis little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, 1 knew him well, and every truant knew;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...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 his little school; A man severe he was, and stern to view, • "^ I knew him well, and every truant knew; WTell hud the... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...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 his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well and every truant knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...whisper'd praise. 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 knew : Well had the boding... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...GOLDSMITH. 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 knew. Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blosaom'd furze nuprofitably 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, 1 knew him welt, and every truant knew* "Well had the boding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...its head. Beside yon straggting fence that skirts the vray 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, 1 knew him well, and ev'ry truant knew ; Well had the boding... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...Scfioolmafittr.—lBBESIDE yon straggling: fence that skirts the way, "With blospora'd forze, unprotitably gayr There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and ftern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the boding;... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...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 his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding... | |
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