 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 strani
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 strani
...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 love he...fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'T was certain he could write , and cypher too ; Lands he could measure , terms and tides presage ,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 strani
...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 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 strani
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; d in that situation. The history was completed at...the time and in the circumstances which he has thus declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 strani
...joke had he ; Kull well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; , and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to t declared how much he knew ; Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | 1850 - 642 strani
...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 his fault. Encouraged by some signs of juvenile quickness, Oliver's family decided on sending him to... | |
 | 1845 - 614 strani
...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 cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 strani
...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 cipher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 strani
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when ha frawn'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 be could measure, terms... | |
 | 1875 - 828 strani
...are reminded of the schoolmaster in Goldsmith's " Deserted Village ":— " The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; While words of learned length... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
