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" 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... "
Single Famous Poems - Page 56
edited by - 1877 - 285 pages
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 3

Henry Barnard - Education - 1857 - 864 pages
...gone to his grave, without having given indications of the existence of these powers. (6.) EmbowfTtd in trees, and hardly known to fame. There dwells in lowly shed," tf-c. For tlie illustration of Sarah Lloyd's thatched cottage, near Hales-Owen, Shrop»hire, we are...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village marked with little spire, Embowered in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...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,...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of tlu's relentless dame; And oft-times, on vagaries idly bent, For unkempt hair,...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1858 - 574 pages
...whom we schoolmistress name. Improved thus : — In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells in...attire, A matron old, whom we schoolmistress name. The eighth stanza, in thejirst edition, runs, The gown, which o'er her shoulders thrown she had. Was...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 3

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1858 - 482 pages
...himself with a pencil-mark. Improved thus : — " In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd hi trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells in lowly...attire, A matron old, whom we school-mistress name." The eighth stanzn, in the first edition, runs, " The gown, which o'er her shoulders thrown she had,...
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Works ...

Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 pages
...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...bent, For unkempt hair, or task unconn'd, are sorely shent And all in sight doth rise a birchen tree, Which Learning near her little dome did stowe j Whilom...
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Beautiful poetry, selected by the ed. of The Critic, Volume 6

Beautiful poetry - 1859 - 420 pages
...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...to 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, or...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Knilxiwer'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...tame ; They grieven sore, in piteous durance pent, Awed by the power of this relentless dame ; And oA-timcs, on vagaries idly hunt, For unkempt hair,...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1859 - 568 pages
...whom we schoolmistress name. Improved thus : — In every village mark'd with little spire, Kmbower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells in...attire, A matron old, whom we schoolmistress name. The eighth stanza, in i\\Q first edition, runs, The gown, which o'er her shoulders thrown she had,...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...espy, Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known to fame, There dwells,...school-mistress name ; Who boasts unruly brats with liirch to tamr; They grieven sore, in piteous durance prut, Awi'd by the power of this relentless dame...
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