 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pagine
...joke had he; Full well the bufy 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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pagine
...joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, '. ^ The love...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 pagine
...joke had he; Full well the bufy 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,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pagine
...his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Convey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere...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... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pagine
...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pagine
...Full well the bufy whifper t 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...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 pagine
...laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the bufy whtfper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he...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 - 1791 - 966 pagine
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pagine
...had he ; Full well the bufy whifper, circling round, Convey 'd the difmal tidings, when he frown'di Yet he was kind; or, if fevere in aught, The love...certain he could write, and cypher too : Lands he could mcafure, terms and tides prefage ; And even the ftory ran, that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pagine
..., The love he bore to learning was in fault; The The village all declar'd how much he knew ; JTwas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And e'en the ftory ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parfon own'd his skill, For e'en though... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
