 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 - Pàgina 172per Jacques Delille - 1800Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1800 - 322 pàgines
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd,...grew, That one small head could carry all he knew: But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pàgines
...the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics,...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The veiy spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pàgines
...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...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pàgines
...still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around j 93 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. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn,... | |
 | 1811 - 538 pàgines
...Goldsmith's description of the vlllasre schoolmaster, whose " Words of learn 'd length, and thnnd'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and -i ill the wonder srew, That civ small head could- carry all he kn«w !" Y. SINGULAR EFFORT TO OVERCOME... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pàgines
...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...one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all'his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pàgines
...though ranquish'd, he could argue still ; While words ofleamed length, and thund'riusound, Amar.'d ention made not long ago. linrag'd at first, he scorn'd so weaK a jail, And Teap'd, small head could carry all he knew. Hut past is all his fame, the very spot, Where many a time he triumph'd... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pàgines
...he could argue still ; " While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, '" Amaz'd the gax.ing rustics rang'd around ; " And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew " That one small hcad should curry all he knew." You will easily see that these two characters might have been... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pàgines
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd,...That one small head could carry all he knew : But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pàgines
...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...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew .That one small head should carry nil he knew. Jut past is all his fame. The very spot, IVhere many a time he... | |
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