 I knew him well, and 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 glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling...  English Poets of the Eighteenth Century - Pàgina 212editat per - 1918 - 364 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pàgines
...every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters iu his morning's face; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee...'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage ; And even the story ran that he could guage ; In arguing,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pàgines
...The day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all hie lightning flies, thou lookcst in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughest at the ho could write, and cipher too; ban ils he could measure, terms and tides presage ; And even -the story... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pàgines
...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...'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage : In arguing,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pàgines
...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...'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presags, And e'en the story ran that he could guage : In arguing,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 pàgines
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tiding! when lie frown'd: Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; La nds he could measure, terms and tio/es presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge... | |
 | American Sunday-School Union - 1851 - 256 pàgines
...Crabbe. Mrs. Barry. Everybody remembers Goldsmith's schoolmaster. Barry. Yet no one ever wearies of it : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...was in fault ; The village all declared how much he know ; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | David Perkins Page - 1851 - 376 pàgines
...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; Full well they laughed,...counterfeited glee. At all his jokes, for many a joke had he!" It is unquestionably true that there are schools and many such, now of high standing, the language... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 pàgines
...knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ; 200 Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At...frowned. Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, SOS The love he bore to learning was in fault : The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain... | |
 | 1852 - 450 pàgines
...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; Full well they laughed...round Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned." This picture is drawn by a master who dipped his pencil in truth, as well as in poetry ; it is touched... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pàgines
...joke had he ; Full well the husy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love...in fault. The village all declared how much he knew ; T was certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
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