 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 he...  Selections from the British Poets - Seite 331840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 Seiten
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 Seiten
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, '. ^ The love he bore to learning was in...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...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... | |
 | 1794 - 574 Seiten
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings whea he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;...how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; О 4 Lands Lands he coiikl meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the (lory ran that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd...he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 Seiten
...a joke had he; « Full well the busy whisper circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc frown'd : « Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught,...bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Tvvas certain he could write and cypher too; « Lands he could measure,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'J; Yet he was kind, or if severe 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 measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...glee At all his jokes, for 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,...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 Seiten
...morning face ; Full well they laugh'd, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran, that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...morning face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd...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... | |
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