 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...head could carry all he knew. But paft is all his fame. The very fpot Where many a time he triumphed, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the pafling eye, THE DESERTED VILLAGE. i Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...head could carry all he knew. But pad is all his fame. The very i pot Where many a time he triumphed, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the pafling eye. Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts inspired, Where grey-beard... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...head could carry all he knew. But paft is all his fame. The very fpot Where many a time he triumphed, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the paffing eye. Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpired, Where grey-beard... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...the wonder grew, That one fmall head could carry all he knew. But paft is all his fame. The very fpot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder...thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the paffing eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpir'd, Where grey-beard... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...could carry all he knew. But paft it all hie fame. The .very fpot Where many a time he triumpli'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the paffing eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpir'd, Where grey-beard... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...its ' objecr, and paints it diftindtly.' The fame may be faid with equal juftice of the following : Near yonder thorn, that . lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the paffing eye; Low lies that houfe, where nut-brown draught? infpir'd, Where grey-beard... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...the wonder grew, That one /mall head could carry all he knew. But paft is all his fame. The very fpot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder...thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the palling eye,' Low lies that houfe where n ut-brown dranghtsinfpir'd, Where grey-beard... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...the wonder grew, That one fmall head could carry all he knew. BUT paft is all his fame. The very fpot Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot. Near yonder...thorn that lifts its head on high, Where once the fign-poft caught the pafling eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-brown draughts infpir'dj Where grey-beard... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...wonder grew, That one fmall head could carry all he knew. But paft is all his fame! the very fpot, i Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot ! Near yonder thorn, that lifts it's head on high, • Where once the Cgn-poft caught the parting eye, Low lies that houfe, where nut-brown... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...worthy of general admiration* But pafl is all his fame. The very fpot "Where many a time he triumph 'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, "Where once the fign pofl caught the palling eye, Low lies that houfe where nut-trown draughts infpir'd, Wheie grey-beard... | |
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For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is... 
