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 Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 2001794Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...for many a joke had he; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught,...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 gauge. In arguing... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...for many a joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught,...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 guage.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...for many a joke had he; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere in aught,...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 gauge. In arguing... | |
| 1785 - 304 pages
...kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fau't ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefagc, And ev'n the ftory ran that he could guage : In... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...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 ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafuie, terms and tides prcfage.. And even the ftory ran that he could guage : In... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...kind; or, if levcre in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dcclar'd clear mirror of thy ruling ftar I faw, alas ! fome dread eve Lands he could rmiifurc. terms and tides prefage, And ev'n the flory ran that he could giuge ; In arguing... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...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 ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too : Lands he could mcafure, terms and tides prefage ; And even the ftory ran, that he could gauge. In... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore ta learning was in. fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, *Twas certain he could write, and cypher too } Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And ev'n the flory ran that he could gauge ;. In... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...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, terms and tides prefage,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...was kind, or, if levere 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 meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could guage; In arguing... | |
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