 | 1814 - 310 sider
...story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,...still they gaz.ed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame ; the very spot Where many a time he triumph'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 sider
...presage^ And even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still ; While words...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumphed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 sider
...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...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head should carry all he knew. But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 sider
...skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around, —...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head rould carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 sider
...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...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. WILLIAM FALCONER. BORN 1730 — DIED 1769. THE author of the SHIPWRECK... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 sider
...severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length, and thundering sound...still they gazed and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. " EXPOSTULATION." " COWPER." Hast thou, though suckled at fair... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 sider
...tides presage And e'en the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing, too, the parson олупеа powercd, they jvAu Ш «util Шй йпяофв» I...close around their head, ley sink for ever, numbered smalihead could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame . the very spot Where many a time he triumphed,... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 sider
...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 ; While words...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 sider
...skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around,—...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. • " • But past is all his fame. The very spot ' Where many... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 sider
...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...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumphed... | |
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For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. 
