 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...was kind, or if fevere 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...tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parfon owned his /kill, For e'en tho' vanquished, he could argue ftill ;... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 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 ; , ' The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | 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 ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 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...could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the flory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parfon own'd his feill, For even though vanquifh'd,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fau't ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain...cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefagc, And ev'n the ftory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parfon own'd his fkill. For... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'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 he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...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 and tides prefage, And e'en thejtory ran that he could gage : In arguing too the parfon own'd his fkill, For e'en though vanquifh'd,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...circling round, Convey 'd the di&nal tidings when he frown'd. Yet Yet Jie was kind : or, if fevere in aught, , The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure ; terms and tides... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...whtfper 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...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafuie, terms and tides prcfage.. And even the ftory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...whifpcr circling round Convcy'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if levcre fprite, and Ariel is my name. Late as I rang'd the cryftal wilds of a dcclar'd how much he knew; Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could rmiifurc. terms... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
