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" 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 Pacific Coast First [-fifth] Reader - Page 264
1875
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Annual Register, Volume 13

Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could...
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Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere 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 cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...fevere in aught, , The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure ; terms and tides prefage;' : Arid even the ilory ran, that he could — ^auge. In arguing,...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 13

History - 1794 - 574 pages
...whea he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too; О 4 Lands Lands he coiikl meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the (lory ran that...
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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...ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length,...
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L'homme des champs; ou, Les géorgiques françoises

Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pages
...in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; « Lands 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 though vanquish'd, he could argue...
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Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 ..., Volume 4

1801 - 618 pages
...abilities. The brother, therefore, like Goldsmith's school-master, was regarded by them as no common tnan. " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge." Some books cf geometry which belonged to thfc brother attracted the attention of young Dawson, and...
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Public Characters, Volume 4

Biography - 1804 - 646 pages
...abilities. The brother, therefore, Hke Goldsmith's schoolmaster, was regarded by them as no common man : " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage." Some books of geometry which belonged to the brother, attracted the attention of young Dawson,...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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...ran, that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; 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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and...
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