 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...  The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith - Pagina 27door Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 254 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pagina’s
...we be permitted to advert to one instance where sketching the village schoolmaster we are told — " Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he hore to learning was in fault.'' But this may have been merely a remnant of that provincialism which... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pagina’s
...his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round,...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, For e'en though... | |
 | James Wilson - 1838 - 372 pagina’s
...Encyclopaedia. Musical Biography, vol. 2nd. THE LIFE OF THOMAS HOLLAND, OF MANCHESTER, THE BLIND TEACHER. '< Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fault" A few particulars in the history of this interesting character appeared in some of the periodical... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pagina’s
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circh'ng round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 pagina’s
...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 could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pagina’s
...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 ; f 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; ) Lands he could measure,... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | 1840 - 576 pagina’s
...aught, The love he bore to learning wm- in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew, ' J'wus certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, Aud e'en the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parsun own'd his skill, For e'en... | |
 | 1840 - 560 pagina’s
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Cnnvey'd the diainal tidings when lie frownM ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning wa.- in fault; The village all declared how much he knew, ' J'was certain he could write and ciplier... | |
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