 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...presage, And even the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, cv'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length and thund'riug sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around : And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...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 thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...guage. In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill ; For, e'en thtugh vanquish'd, he could argue stiH ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics, rang"d around ; & And still they gaz'd ; and still the wonder grewi: That one smalfhead could carry all he knew.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...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 thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound. Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around, And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...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...thundering sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around i And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. But... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge: In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue...While words of learned length and thundering sound But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue...While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...could gauge ; In arguing too the parson own'd hie skill, For, e'en though vrmquish'd he could atgue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, small heao should carry all he knew. lut past is all his fi... | |
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For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thundering 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. 
