 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convcy'iI the dismal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The...fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...many a joke had he; Pull well the busy whisper, circling round, CoOvey'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 faulty The village all declar'd how much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...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...fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, % Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd; rj,. Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, .. • 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; ;•• Lands he could measure, terms and tides... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...many a 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,...in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...many a 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,...in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew ! 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too: Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when lie frown'dYet he was kind j or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning...fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measve, times and tides presage ; •... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...many a 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,...fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage ; And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowuM ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dedar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pages
...whifper circling round Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd. Yet he was kind ; or, if fevere 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 cypher too ! Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage ; And... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
