 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...joke 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 to learning was in fault ; The Tillage all declar'd how much he knew 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could... | |
 | 1826 - 300 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 to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew } 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 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...: 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...had he; full well the busy whisper, circling round, ttonvey'd the dismal tidings when Tie frown'dj. 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, • 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he луав kind ; orT , Quick to the glancing thought disclose Where toil...poverty repose. The flat smooth stones that bear a nara ЛУП te, and cipher too ; Land? he could measure, terms and tides presage And e'en the story ran... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...joke 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 to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...joke 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...too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For, e'en... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...joke 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...too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran—that he could guage: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'dYet { | } 8<50 And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 1 * 8. Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : 4. In arguing, too, the parson... | |
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