 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...many a joke had be; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he whoever fair and chaste Rejects mankind, is by some...of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight m even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 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,...how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And evert the «ory ran that he could... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 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,...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... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 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,...how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too : tands he could measure ; terms and tides presage ; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper eireling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown 'd ; ng, They moek the air with idle state. Helm, nor hauberk's twisted mail, Nor e'en thy virtues, tyra deelar'd how mueh he knew ; 'Twas eertain he eould write, and eypher too ; Lands he eould measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 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 ; The Tillage all declar'd how much he knew 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 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,...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... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 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... | |
 | John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length,... | |
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