 Boastful and rough, your first son is a squire; The next a tradesman, meek, and much a liar; Tom struts a soldier, open, bold, and brave; Will sneaks a scrivener, an exceeding knave: Is he a Churchman?  The Revolt of the Bees ... - Side 136av John Minter Morgan - 1826 - 272 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1804 - 844 sider
...CAPTIVE; OR THE . LIFE AND ADVENTURES or Doctor Updike Underhill. (Continued from p. 13.) CHAP. IV. ' 'Tis education forms the common mind : Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclin'd.' POPE. ARGUMENT. Tkt Aiiittor it placed at a private School — Parental Motives to... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 sider
...di'mond blaze, We prize the strongei effort of his pow'r. And justly set the gem above the flow'r. 'Tis education forms the common mind; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. f50 Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire • The next a tradesman, meek,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 sider
...king, More wise, more just, more learn'd, more eve/y 'Tis edueatioh forms the commot} mind ; Bea-itfisl and rough, your first son is a squire : • The next a tradesman meek-and much a liar : Tom struts a soldier, op£n, bold and brave. Will Mieeks a scriv'ser," and exceeding... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 sider
...will ; Wise, if a minister ; but, if a king, More wise, more, just, more learn'd, more evecy thing: "Tis education forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. Boastful and r<iugh, your first son is a siiuirt : The next a tradesman, meek, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 sider
...di'mond blaze, We prize the stronger effort of his pow'r, And justly set the gem above the flow'r. 'Tis education forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. 150 Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire ; The next a tradesman, meek,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 sider
...di'mond blaze, We prize the stronger effort of his pow'r, And justly set the gem above the flow'r. Tis education forms the common mind; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. 1 50 Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire; The next a tradesman, meek,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 sider
...above the flower. 'Tis edncation forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclin'd. Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire ; The next a tradesman, meek, and mnch a liar: Tom struts a soldier, open, bold, and brave; Will sneak a scrivener, an exceeding knave.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 sider
...diamond blaze, We prize the stronger effort of his pow'r, And justly set the gem above the flow'r. 'Tis education forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire ; The next a tradesman, meek, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 sider
...diamond blaze, We prize the stronger effort of his pow'r, And justly set the gem above the flow'r. 'Tis education forms the common mind ; Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd. Boastful and rough, your first son is a 'squire ; The next a tradesman, meek, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sider
...Just as ,lhc twig is bent, the tree 's inclin'd. Boastful and rough, your first son is a "Squire j ould the search descend. By Sofon caution'd bold, and brave ; Will sneaks a Scriv'ner, an exceeding knave : Is he a Churchman ? then he 's fond... | |
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