 | Asenath Nicholson - 1847 - 466 pàgines
...boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disaster in his morning face ;" of her it might be added, "Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when she frown'd ;" for her frowns were the preludes to heavy blows. The children of Catholics composed... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 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 ; 'Twos certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pàgines
...Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, The day's disasters m his morning face ; At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy...round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. The love he bore to learning was in fault ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The village all... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 406 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 whisper circling round, Convey' d the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | John Bartlow Martin - 1986 - 364 pàgines
...no The days disasters in his morning face; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he. Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. The world is God's seed bed. He has planted deep and multitudinously,... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 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 whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he bore... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 pàgines
...trace The day's disaster in his morning face. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he. Full well the busy whisper circling round Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the... | |
 | Andrew Carpenter - 1998 - 662 pàgines
...The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - 1998 - 494 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 whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
 | Mary DeWitt Freeland - 2009 - 624 pàgines
...trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeit glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings wken he frowned. Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore... | |
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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. 
