 | 1826 - 300 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 cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 strani
...in his morning face ; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling...was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 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...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 strani
...had he; full well the busy whisper, circling round, ttonvey'd the dismal tidings when Tie frown'dj. 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,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 strani
...ought, 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...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 F. Walker - 1830 - 256 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 534 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...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 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...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,... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 strani
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 1 * 8. Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 strani
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'dYet { | } 8<50 knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage... | |
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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... 
