 The morning precious: beauty was awake! Why were ye not awake? But ye were dead To things ye knew not of, — were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched rule And compass vile: so that ye taught a school Of dolts to smoothe, inlay, and clip,...  From Shakespeare to Pope - Page 4by Edmund Gosse - 1885 - 242 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 336 pages
...leurs améliorations et variations nouvelles. (i) « But ye were dead To things yc knew not of — were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched...rule, And compass vile; so that ye taught a school of doits to smooth , inlay, and chip, and fit, Till, Hke thé certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their verses... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Authors, English - 1830 - 532 pages
...and beginning bj teackac the art. Hear him : f ' But ye were dead To things ye knew not of— were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a school : * Written by Lord Byron's early friend, the Rev. Fm ::• Hodgson. t The strange verses that follow... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Poets, English - 1831 - 576 pages
...and beginning by teaching the art. Hear him :f ' But ye were dead To things ye knew not of— were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a schoolj Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - English letters - 1831 - 572 pages
...teaching the art. Hear him :f 1 But ye were dead ; To things ye knew not of— were closely wed K- 1 ¿ ' To musty laws lined out with wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a echoolj Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and fit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1832 - 512 pages
...by the Titans, and is Bat ye were dead To things ye knew not of — were closely wed To musty law* lined out with. wretched rule And compass vile; so that ye taught a school1 Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and /If, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 404 pages
...the course of a life ambitious of public c 3 " ' But ye were dead To things ye knew not of — were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched...ye taught a school * Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Theit verses tallied. Easy was the task... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 358 pages
...beginning by teaching the art. Hear him :(2) " But ye were dead To things ye knew not of — .were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a school (3 ) (1) [Written by Lord Byron's early friend, the Rev. Francis Hodgson.] (2) [In a manuscript note... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1833 - 678 pages
...beginning by teaching ' the art. Hear him * : " But ye were dead ' To things ye knew not of — were closely wed ' To musty laws lined out with wretched rule ' And compass vile ; so that ye taught a schoolt ' Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, andyW, ' Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1835 - 376 pages
...volume of a young person learning to write poetry, and beginning by teaching the art. Hear him :( 2 ) " But ye were dead To things ye knew not of—were closely...rule And compass vile; so that ye taught a school (3) f(l) [Written by Lord Byron's early friend, the Rev. Francis Hodgson.] (2) [In a manuscript note... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 396 pages
...in the course of a life ambitious of public " ' But ye were dead To things ye knew not of — were closely wed To musty laws lined out with wretched...ye taught a school * Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their verses tallied. Easy was tlie task... | |
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