 | 1860 - 204 Seiten
...declared how much he knew, 'Twos 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 arguing too the parson own'd his skill For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still. Whilst words of learned length and... | |
 | Samuel Penniman Bates - 1860 - 352 Seiten
...thinking. "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 the story ran that he could guage. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew."... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 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 : surprise; and "The Deserted Village" established his reputation as the first poet of his day. The... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1860 - 274 Seiten
...he could write, | and cipher too ;] Lands he could measure, | terms and tides presage,] 210 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 - 1861 - 570 Seiten
...declared how much he knew, T was certain he could write and cipher too ; I-^inds 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 and... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 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 ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1862 - 558 Seiten
...how much he knew ; Twos 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 vanquished he could argue still1 ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 Seiten
...knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tidespresage, And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson ovm'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still, While words of learned length, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 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 own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and... | |
 | 1863 - 392 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 : 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... 
