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... Powell's domestic magazine - Side 71860Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 sider
...The love he bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; « Lands he...presage , « And e'en the story ran that he could gage. « In arguing too , the parson own'd his skill ; « For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue... | |
| 1801 - 618 sider
...abilities. The brother, therefore, like Goldsmith's school-master, was regarded by them as no common tnan. " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge." Some books cf geometry which belonged to thfc brother attracted the attention of young Dawson, and... | |
| 1804 - 646 sider
...abilities. The brother, therefore, Hke Goldsmith's schoolmaster, was regarded by them as no common man : " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage." Some books of geometry which belonged to the brother, attracted the attention of young Dawson,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 sider
...'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, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 sider
...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, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned strength, and thund'ring sound,... | |
| George Gregory - 1809 - 384 sider
...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, the parson own'd his skill, " For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; " While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 sider
...'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 the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 sider
...aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could...tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
| 1814 - 310 sider
...'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, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 sider
...'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, the parson, own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd... | |
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