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... The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Seite 2001794Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...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;...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 could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...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 could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 Seiten
...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....knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge : In... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind ; or, if severe was completed at the time and in the circumstances...' It was on the day or rather night of the 27th o cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage ; And even the story ran that he could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 Seiten
...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;...how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands be could measure, terms and tides presage And e'en the story ran — that he could... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 Seiten
...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....how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms1 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could... | |
| 1845 - 614 Seiten
...whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind, or, if severe r soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful...silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the atory ran — that he could... | |
| 1875 - 828 Seiten
...burdened by it ; and we 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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 Seiten
...busy whisper circling round, Convey M the dismal tidings when he frown'dVet he was kind, or, if severe cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran— that he could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 Seiten
...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 : 'Twaw certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
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