 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 even the story ran that he...  The Youth's Progressive Spelling and Reading Book - Seite 127von Richard C. AUSTIN - 1864 - 168 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...'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, and thund'ring sound,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 Seiten
...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, and thundering sound,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...The village all declar'd how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands 4 e could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For. even tho* vanquish'd, he could argue still!... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 324 Seiten
...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too,...vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned strength, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 504 Seiten
...in fanlt ; The village all declar'd 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 guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still !... | |
 | 1814 - 310 Seiten
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too,...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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 Seiten
...in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew ! 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too: Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, cv'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 Seiten
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too,...skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; Wiiile words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, AmaZ'd the gazing rustics rang'd around; And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 Seiten
...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...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 strength... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 Seiten
...fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And...: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
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