 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 strani
...he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, % Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; rj,. 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... | |
 | 1814 - 310 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 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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 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 declar'd how much he knew ! 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too: Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 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 declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 strani
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowuM ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dedar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 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 declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher to'o ; Lands he could measure, times... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 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 declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 strani
...his morning face; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes—for many a johe had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round,...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,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 strani
...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...tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 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 declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
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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... 
