 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...disasters in his morning face ; VOL. v. tr 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...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 - 1819 - 366 pages
...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 too : Lands he could measure ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...At all his jokes — tor many a jckt had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Cocvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, Trie love he bore to learning was in fault. ' The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twris certain... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...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 he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...disasters in his morning face : Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes — ;br many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the disioal tidings when he irown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, -The love he bore to learning... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...The day's disasters in bis 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; 'T was certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...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...round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Tet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all... | |
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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. 
