 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pagine
...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 declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pagine
...had he ; Pull 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 cypher too ; Lands he... | |
 | Henry Giles - 1851 - 306 pagine
...faltering accents whispered praise." Nor is the good old Schoolmaster less a favorite with us ; for " He was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village wondered all, how much he knew, 'T was certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 pagine
...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... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pagine
...joke had he ; Full well the husy 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 declared how much he knew ; T was certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pagine
...Full well the busy whisper circling round. Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he waa 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... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 414 pagine
...rule, The village master taught his little school. ***** I knew him well, and every truant knew : ***** 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." — GOLDSMITH'S... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 400 pagine
....to rule, The village master taught his little school. I knew him well, and every truant knew: ***** 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."— GOLDSMITH'S... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pagine
...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 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... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pagine
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey 'd the dismal tidmgs when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, — or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was a fault. Goldsmith. In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, and hardly known... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. 
