 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...had he; full well the busy whisper, circling round, ttonvey'd the dismal tidings when Tie frown'dj. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love...could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could guage. Tn arguing too the parson own'd... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 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...how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in ought, 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, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he луав kind ; orT 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 ЛУП te, and cipher too ; Land? he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1837 - 534 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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 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... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 1 * 8. 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, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'dYet { | } 8<50 declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, English - 1837 - 600 pages
...we be permitted to advert to one instance where sketching the village schoolmaster we are told — " Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault.'' But this may have been merely a remnant of that provincialism which occasionally clung to him in manner,... | |
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