Master Simon told me, afterwards, that the Queen of May was to have spoken a few verses which the schoolmaster had written for her; but that she had neither wit to understand, nor memory to recollect them.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
While they were walking about, I noticed the schoolmaster in earnest conversation with the young girl that represented the Queen of May, evidently endeavouring to spirit her up to some formidable undertaking.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
What was that learned saying that his old schoolmaster, Mr. Fenley, used to be so fond of repeating?
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell