 and 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 cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In...  The Indiana School Journal - Page 2721861Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1770 - 742 pages
...Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if feverc in aught, The love he bort to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew; Twns cenain he could write and cypher too; > he could mcafurc, tcrau and tides preAnd even the rtnry... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned: Yet he was kind ; or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;...certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parfon... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - Recitations - 1781 - 470 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings, when he frown'd. Yet he was kind j or, if fevere 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 cypher tool Lands he could meafurej terms... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...whifper circling round, £pnvey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault: The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain be could write and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...whifper circling round, £onvcy'd the diiinal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault: The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'dj Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too ; Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...whilper, circling round, Convey"d the difma! tidings, when he frown'djl Yet he was kind; or, if fevere 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 cypher too: Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, 2^5 The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. 210 In arguing too, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or, if ftvere 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 cypher too; Lands he could meafure,... | |
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