 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 Seiten
...write, and cipher too ; 36 SPRING MARCH. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And eren tly, and unfelt the task proceeds. THE RURAL SUPPER. The volume oven though vanquished, he oould argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 Seiten
...certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms1 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skifl, For even though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 Seiten
...was 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 even though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thundering sound.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1857 - 304 Seiten
...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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 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 cojjd argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 Seiten
...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 even though vanquished he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed... | |
 | 1858 - 930 Seiten
...his learning too, has not suffered any loss. He is the same as ever. " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage. And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge. In arguintr, too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue sti'l; While... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 Seiten
...deelared how much he knew, Twas certain he could write, and eipher 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, Kor e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still While words of learned length, and... | |
 | 1859 - 708 Seiten
...could write and cipher too. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story rare that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the Parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 200 Seiten
...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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
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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... 
