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
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 Seiten
...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 ;...In arguing, too, the' parson own'd his skill ; For, even though vanquish'd, he could argue still : While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos 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,... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1830 - 464 Seiten
...reminds me of Goldsmith's Schoolmaster ; — "Lands be could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran, that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd lus skill, For, even though vanyuisà'd, he could argue still." From the experience of the past, "... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...certain he could ЛУП te, and cipher too ; Land? he could measure, terms and tides presage And e'en \еае\Л \o w.csfcu. The waves they huficX, tiU,\ÄWtX(Ä *V олупеа his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 Seiten
...'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage And e'en e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
| Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 Seiten
...declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : 4. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still ;... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 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 owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 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 thundering sound But... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 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, Tor e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length and thunderingsound... | |
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