 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 grew, That one small head could carry all he knew.* But pass'd is all his fame.  Œuvres - Page 172de Jacques Delille - 1800Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Gabriel A. Dover - 2000 - 292 pages
...become the village schoolmasters of the global village. 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 grew, That one small head could carry all he knew Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village' One step forward, two steps... | |
 | Edward Geoffrey Parrinder, Geoffrey Parrinder - 2000 - 389 pages
...vanquish 'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound Amazed the grazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village (1770) 10 Weary and toiled... | |
 | 2004 - 228 pages
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, 1770 Discussions about... | |
 | Agnes B. Cagney - 2007 - 180 pages
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thund'ring sound Amazed the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. I would now confidently conclude from Oliver Goldsmith's lines,... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1902 - 1076 pages
...skill, For even though vanquish 'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around —...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. While words of learned length and thundering sound Prosper's "Old... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1886 - 372 pages
...Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around j And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, How one small head could carry all he knew." But past is all his fame. Why the teachers of our day may not be entitled to the dignity of professional workers arises mainly... | |
 | 1893 - 688 pages
...Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his lame. The very spot Where many a time he triumphed is forgot. OLIVER GOLDSMITH. THE INQUIRY. ELL me,... | |
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