 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pagine
...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 prefage;' : Arid even the ilory ran, that he could — ^auge. In arguing,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pagine
...master taught his little school : A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and ev'ry truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd...tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pagine
...in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; « Lands he could measure , terms and tides presage , « And e'en the story ran that he could gage. « In arguing too , the parson own'd his skill ; « For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue... | |
 | 1801 - 618 pagine
...abilities. The brother, therefore, like Goldsmith's school-master, was regarded by them as no common tnan. " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge." Some books cf geometry which belonged to thfc brother attracted the attention of young Dawson,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pagine
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'ea the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue stilly While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd... | |
 | 1804 - 646 pagine
...abilities. The brother, therefore, Hke Goldsmith's schoolmaster, was regarded by them as no common man : " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage." Some books of geometry which belonged to the brother, attracted the attention of young Dawson, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagine
...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...tides presage, And e'en the story ran, that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue still... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagine
...certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands 4 e could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For. even tho* vanquish'd, he could argue still! While words of learned length, and tlmnd'ring sound, Amaz'd... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pagine
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
 | 1807 - 200 pagine
...praise to be, in many instances, the most ambitiously affected by our adventurer in political oratory. "In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill: ' ''...argue still; • * While words of learned length and thundering sound " Amaz'd the gaping rustics gather'd round." CHAPTER V. TUB SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.... | |
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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 and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that... 
