 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...  Oliver Goldsmith, a Biography - Stran 280avtor: Washington Irving - 1903 - 303 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1770 - 742 strani
...whifpcr circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fcvere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much be knew; 'T.wns certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, tcrou and tides prcfrgc,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 strani
...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 strani
...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 gauge.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 strani
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 meafure,... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 strani
...whifper, circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings, when he frown'd. Yet he was kind j or, if fevere 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 tool Lands he could meafurej... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 strani
...whifper circling round, £pnvey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault: The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain be could write and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 strani
...circling round, Convey 'd the di&nal tidings when he frown'd. Yet Yet Jie was kind : or, if fevere in aught, , The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 strani
...whifpcr circling round Convcy'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if levcre in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dcclar'd how much he knew; Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could rmiifurc. terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 strani
...whtfper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 meafuie,... | |
 | 1791 - 980 strani
...whifper circling round Convcy'd the dilmal ticiings when he frown d: Yet he was kind ; on> if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dcclar'cl how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
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