 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowuM ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dedar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...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 to learning was in fault...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; 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,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...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 to learning was in fault...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...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 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 measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...whisper circling round, Couvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ! Yet he was kind, or, iT severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much hn knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher loo ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...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 to learning was in fault....certain he could write and cypher too : Lands he could measure ; terms and tides presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could — guage. In arguing, too,... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...round, Cocvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, Trie love he bore to learning was in fault. ' The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twris certain he could write and cvphertco ; Laads he could measure, times and tides presage ; And... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...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 to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'T was certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned , 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... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
