 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...  The Fifth Reader - Page 311de E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 384 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...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...ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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...ran, that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...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...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, cv'n though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...kind, or, if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault; Tbe village all declared bow much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cipher...too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, Aad even the atory ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson ownM bis skill, For, e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...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...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage^ And even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...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...ran that he could gauge: In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...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 and tides presage,...ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...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...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran, that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...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...tides presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could — gunge. In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill ; For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue... | |
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