 | American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Cnnvey'd the diainal tidings when lie frownM ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning wa.- in fault; The village all declared how much he knew, ' J'was certain he could write and ciplier... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...joke 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 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 - 1841 - 548 pages
...had he; Pull well the busy whisper circling round, .'onvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'dYet 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... | |
 | William James McKnight - Jefferson County (Pa.) - 1917 - 630 pages
...As- a rule, the Scotch-Irish master was of this class. Goldsmith describes the old master well: Vet 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. In arguing the parson owned... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 420 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,... | |
 | John Foster, Gordon Dennis - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1995 - 136 pages
...had he; i0 Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew; is 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 378 pages
...when he frowned. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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... | |
 | Frank McCourt - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 378 pages
...his morningface. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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. 'Twos certain he could write, and cipher too. Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - Education - 1998 - 494 pages
...joke 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 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... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Humor - 1998 - 404 pages
...so much to express our wants as to conceal them. 1682 The Deserted Village The village all declared how much he knew; "Twas certain he could write and cypher too. 1683 The Deserted Village In arguing too, the parson owned his skill. For e'en though vanquished, he... | |
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