 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...  The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 27von Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 254 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 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 to'o ; Lands he could measure, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 Seiten
...had he ; Fnll well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when be frown'd : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault; Tbe village all declared bow much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 Seiten
...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 and tides presage,...ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 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 ; 'Twos certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 Seiten
...busy whisper circling round, Couvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ! Yet he was kind, or, iT severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much hn knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher loo ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 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 ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 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 he -bore to learning wa* in fault. "The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twae eertaia he couid write and cypher too... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 Seiten
...his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round,...tides presage^ And even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 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; 'T was certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
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