 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 he could gauge; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill,  Collection of Poetry for School Reading - Pagina 1801910 - 186 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pagina’s
...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, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge.... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pagina’s
...he frowned : Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, 2^5 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, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pagina’s
...was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher tooj Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And...ran that he could gauge; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still j While words of learned length,... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 294 pagina’s
...when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The Jove he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew .■ 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; 16 THE DESERTED VILLAGE. Lands he could measure, times and tides presage ; And e'en the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pagina’s
...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...ran, that he could gauge: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pagina’s
...'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 gauge: 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pagina’s
...'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 gauge : 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pagina’s
...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned strength,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pagina’s
...certain he could write and cypher too. " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, " And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge: " In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, " For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still; " While words of learned length,... | |
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