 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guago: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran, that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue...While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rusticks ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | 1806 - 330 Seiten
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around j 93 And still they gaz*d, and still the wonder... | |
 | 1807 - 200 Seiten
...adventurer in political oratory. "In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill: ' '' For, e'en tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still; • * While words...of learned length and thundering sound " Amaz'd the gaping rustics gather'd round." CHAPTER V. TUB SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. I SHOULD expect, that, after... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : " In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, " For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; " While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, '" Amaz'd the gax.ing rustics rang'd around ; " And still they gaz'd, and still the... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...presage And ev'n tbe story ran that he could gauge. ID arguing, too, the parson nwn'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Aimz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And itill they gaz'd, and still tbe wonder... | |
 | 1814 - 310 Seiten
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; And still they gaz.ed, and still the wonder grew, That one... | |
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For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around, And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. 
