 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - 300 Seiten
...•Twos certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vaiujuish'd he could argue still." GOLDSMITH. WE are apt to flatter... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1848 - 856 Seiten
...could calculate eclipses. In short, like the village schoolmaster, " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge." I determined to see this rustic wonder, and for that purpose walked some eight or nine miles into the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...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 could gauge. 25 In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 Seiten
...declar'd 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 gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | 1850 - 806 Seiten
...the inimitable description of the village schoolmaster, he says, — « Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, • And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge. Now the rustics of an English village were not at all likely to select this accomplishment of ganging... | |
 | American Sunday-School Union - 1851 - 256 Seiten
...'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For ev'n though vanquished, he could argue still. Mr. Mill. Stop there, Mr. Barry, for I am ready to admit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 Seiten
...much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; La nds he could measure, terms and tio/es 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 still; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 Seiten
...'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. In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish' d, he could argue still ; While words of learned length... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 Seiten
...'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. In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 Seiten
...***** The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage ; And e'en...that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; 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 ; 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... 
