In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron old, whom we Schoolmistress name : Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame... Poésie, versification [etc - 194. oldalszerző: Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 429 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 oldal
...obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fama There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron old, whom we school-mistress name ; Who hoasts unmly brats with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power... | |
| John Earle - 1873 - 736 oldal
...century. • In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron...grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame, And oft times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task uncoun'd,... | |
| Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 oldal
...mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to Fame. There dwells in lowly shod, grievon sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on... | |
| 1856 - 596 oldal
...sprig." " In every village mark'd with little spire, Kmbower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the power of this relentless dame ; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or task unco... | |
| Dawn - 1874 - 340 oldal
...obscurity. In every village marked with little spire. Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And ofttimes, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 oldal
...obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, England. The friends of the Reformation asserted that nothing could be more absurd than to co Ixjasts unruly brats with birch to tame : They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1907 - 616 oldal
...obscurity. 9 In ev'ry village mark'd with little spire, Kmbow'r'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair, or talk unconn'd, are sorely shent. 1 8 And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree,... | |
| Margaret Lynn - 1907 - 528 oldal
...Obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, 10 Embowered in trees, and hardly known to Fame, There dwells in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, 15 Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,... | |
| Margaret Lynn - 1907 - 506 oldal
...Obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, 10 Embowered in trees, and hardly known to Fame, There dwells in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...tame; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, 15 Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,... | |
| Walter Jerrold - 1907 - 494 oldal
...Shenstone's poem. " In ev'ry village mark'd with little spire, Embow'r'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed, and mean attire, A matron...old, whom we school-mistress name ; Who boasts unruly brals with birch to tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Aw'd by the pow'r of this relentless... | |
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