| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper eireling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown 'd ; ng, They moek the air with idle state. Helm, nor hauberk's twisted mail, Nor e'en thy virtues, tyra deelar'd how mueh he knew ; 'Twas eertain he eould write, and eypher too ; Lands he eould measure,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 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, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The Tillage all declar'd how much he knew 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could... | |
| 1826 - 300 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 cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 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,...he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too : Lands he could measure... | |
| John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned : Yet he 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,... | |
| William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...had he; full well the busy whisper, circling round, ttonvey'd the dismal tidings when Tie frown'dj. Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, The love...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 ;... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 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, The...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... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in ought, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
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