 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 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...ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circh'ng round, Convey 'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind,...how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...— At all his jokes, for 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,...he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; f 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; ) Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...glee At all his jokes, for 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,...he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...glee At all his jokes, for 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,...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For, ev'n though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...glee At all his jokes, for 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,...how much he knew, "Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...glee, At all his jokes, for 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;...how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...glee At all his jokes , for 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,...he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'T was certain he could write , and cypher too ; Lands he could measure... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; d in that situation. The history was completed at...1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I even the story ran that he could guage ; In arguing, too, the parson owned hie skill, For even, though... | |
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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 and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that... 
