 Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he...  The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 46by Oliver Goldsmith - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...whifpcr circling round Convcy'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if levcre in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could rmiifurc. terms and tides prefage, And ev'n the flory ran that he could giuge ; In arguing too the... | |
 | Jacques Delille - French literature - 1800 - 286 pages
...he; « Full well the busy whisper circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc frown'd : « Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, « The love...bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Tvvas certain he could write and cypher too; « Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...kind, or if severe ÎH aught, « The love he bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Twas certain he could write...he could measure , terms and tides presage , « And e'en the story ran that he could gage. « In arguing too , the parson own'd his skill ; « For e'en... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'J; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in feult : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'ea the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings, when he frown'd : Yet he was kind ; or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault j The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...was kind, or if severe in anght, The love he bore to learning was in fanlt ; The village all declar'd how much he knew : Twas certain he could write and...tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still !... | |
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