| George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 páginas
...he frowned. Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, SOS The love he bore to learning was in fault : The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas...could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge: 210 In arguing too, the parson... | |
| Class-book - 1852 - 152 páginas
...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 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing, too, the parson own'd... | |
| English poetry - 1853 - 552 páginas
...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...could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage ; In arguing, too, the parson owned... | |
| Herbert Byng Hall - 1853 - 322 páginas
...harvest home, at Ashton farm, the village schoolmaster, who also acted as the clerk of the parish. The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain, he could write and cipher too ; But past is all his fame : the very spot, Where many a time he triumph'd is forgot. And the village... | |
| John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 414 páginas
...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 "DRSRRTRD Vi IN the progress of society, the physical wants are felt before the intellectual.... | |
| John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 400 páginas
...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 "DESERTED VILLAGE." IN the progress of society, the physical wants are felt before the... | |
| Isaac William Stuart - 1853 - 350 páginas
...House doubtless stood side by side in formation with the Church — and had its master too, of whom " The village all declared how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could rend and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and times presage, And even the story ran that he... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - 1854 - 354 páginas
...when he frown'd ; IYet 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...could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage. And even the story ran that he could gauge. 210 1 In arguing, too, the parson... | |
| Book - 1854 - 496 páginas
...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; Lauds he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage ; In arguing,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 páginas
...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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presaje, And e'en the story ran — that he could... | |
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