 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pàgines
...The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy...whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when lie frown'dYet he was kind j or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pàgines
...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 the busy...whisper, circling .round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when'he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pàgines
...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 the busy...he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pàgines
...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 the busy...circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowuM ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...whifper circling round Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ! Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pàgines
...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 the busy...he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pàgines
...The day's disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, and counterfeited glee, At all his jokes— for many a joke had he : Full well the busy...he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher to'o ; Lands he could measure, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pàgines
...many a joke had he ; Fnll well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when be frown'd : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault; Tbe village all declared bow much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pàgines
...day's. disasters in his morning feee ; Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy...he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pàgines
...The day's disasters in his morning face ; Pull well they laugh'd with couuteifoui d glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Couvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ! Yet he was kind, or, iT severe in aught, The love he... | |
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A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face. 
