 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 - Pągina 212editat per - 1918 - 364 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1857
...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 presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could guage. In arguing... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1857
...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 presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could guage. In arguing... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 451 pągines
...learned to trace I knew him well and every truant knew. The day's disasters in his morning's face Fnll well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his...joke had he Full well the busy whisper circling round Yet he was kind or if severe in aught Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned The love he bore... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858
...every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee...'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he conld measure, terms and tides ptcsage ; And even the story ran that he conld guage ; In arguing,... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858
...every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in 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 gauge ; In arguing,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858
...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...fault , The village all declared how much he knew — 'T":as certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | 1859
...him well and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disaster in his morning face : Full well they laughed with...circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown 'd ; The village all declared how much he knew — 'Twsis certain ho could write and cipher too.... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 269 pągines
...every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning's face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee...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... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860
...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 frowned : Yet he was kind,...'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 gauge : surprise;... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1860 - 239 pągines
...| Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings | when he frown'd ; | 205 Yet he was kind, | or) if severe in aught,] The love)...certain | he could write, | and cipher too ;] Lands he could measure, | terms and tides presage,] 210 And even the story ran | that he could gauge. | In... | |
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