 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...was kind, or, if severe in 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...skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics, rang'd around... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings, when he frown'd : Yet he was kind ; or if severe in aught, The love he bore...skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rusticks ranged around... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper circling roand ; Conveyed the dismal tidings whew he frowu'd< i Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, ' The love he...how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands ' he could measure, terms ai;di ;•!. . presage, And ev'n the story ran that he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned , Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage^ And even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore...his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore...how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown' d : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore...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... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...was kind, or if severe in 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...his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Aniaz'd the gazing rustics rartg'd around... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...he : Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love he...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... | |
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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... 
