 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...many a 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 feult : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...many a 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,...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...many a 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 j The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...many a 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,...tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still:... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; \fi he w;ts kind, or if severe in aught* The love he bore to learning...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands 4 e could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing... | |
 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...applied to him thefe lints of that Poem : — «< The village all declar'd how mnch he knew ; 'T\vas certain he could write, and cypher too : Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, Apd e'en the story ran— that he could guage. In arguing, too, the Doctor, ovyn'd his skill, For e'en... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'cl; 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 even the ftory ran that he could guage ; In arguing too, the... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in anght, The love he bore to learning was in fanlt ; The village all declar'd how much he knew : Twas certain...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd,... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
