 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...  L'homme des champs; ou, Les géorgiques françoises - Seite 176von Jacques Delille - 1800 - 272 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 Seiten
...whifper, circling round, Convey 'd the difmal tidings when he frown'df Yet he was kind, or, if levere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could guage; In arguing too, the parfon... | |
 | 1794 - 574 Seiten
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings 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... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 Seiten
...circling round, Conveyed the dilinal tidi-gs when he fiowncd : Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, 205 The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he kr.cw ; 'Twas certain he eonld write, and cypher too ; Lands he could nicafure,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...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;...and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and titles presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guago: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...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;...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 could gauge... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 Seiten
...circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc 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 ; « 'Tvvas certain he could write and cypher too; « Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 Seiten
...round, Convey'd the dtunal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The lovu he bore to learning was in, fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; "i'was certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, term* and tides preiage, And... | |
 | 1801 - 618 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 Seiten
...u-hifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'T\vas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 Seiten
...whifper circling round Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind; or, if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;...certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And wen the ftory ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too the parfon... | |
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