 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 страници
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 страници
...his morning face; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes—for many a johe had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round,...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;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 страници
...was, and stern to view, I knew htm well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ;...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 страници
...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 cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge:... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 страници
...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...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... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 страници
...was, and stern to view, I knew him well and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face ;...was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 страници
...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...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... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 страници
...and stern to view — I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face;...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.... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 страници
...he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 1 * 8. Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 страници
...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...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... | |
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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... 
