 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...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 - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | 1806 - 330 Seiten
...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 - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...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 cypher too ; Lands...ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still ! While words of learned length, and... | |
 | 1809 - 402 Seiten
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling roand ; Conveyed the dismal tidings whew he frowu'd< i Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, ' The love...was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands ' he could measure, terms ai;di ;•!. .... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convcy'iI 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 Seiten
...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... | |
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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... 
