 | 1800 - 322 pages
...story ran that he could guago: 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 thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue stilly While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, i. And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he kne%v.... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...story ran that he could guage : 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 thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around j 93 And still they gaz*d, and still the wonder grew, That one... | |
 | 1811 - 538 pages
...Goldsmith's description of the vlllasre schoolmaster, whose " Words of learn 'd length, and thnnd'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and -i ill the wonder srew, That civ small head could- carry all he kn«w !" Y. SINGULAR EFFORT TO OVERCOME... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...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 thund'ring sound, '" Amaz'd the gax.ing rustics rang'd around ; " And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew " That one small... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...story ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still ! While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaa'd the gaping rustics rang'd around, And still they gaa'd, and still the wonder grew. That one... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...story ran that he could gauge. ID arguing, too, the parson nwn'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Aimz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And itill they gaz'd, and still tbe wonder grew That one... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...story ran that he could guage : 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 thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...guage. In arguing too the parson own'd his skill ; For, e'en though vanquish'd he could arfjue still j While words of learned length and thund'ring sound,...And still they gaz'd — and still the wonder grew, 1 aat one small head could carry all he knew. V. — Story ofPalemon and JLavinia.— THOMSON, THE... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...ran that he could guage In arguing too the parson own'd his skill • • For, e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still • While words of learned length...gazing rustics, rang'd around • ° And still they gazM— and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew! V.— Story of Palemon... | |
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For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around — And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. 
