 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 pągines
...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 declar'd how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pągines
...whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; 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,... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 414 pągines
...little school. ***** I knew him well, and every truant knew : ***** 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." — GOLDSMITH'S "DRSRRTRD Vi IN the progress... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - 1853 - 400 pągines
...taught his little school. I knew him well, and every truant knew: ***** 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."— GOLDSMITH'S "DESERTED VILLAGE." IN the progress... | |
 | Michigan. Department of Public Instruction - 1853 - 246 pągines
...busy whisper circling round. Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. 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,... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pągines
...whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned:' 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 know ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 pągines
...whisper circling round, Conveyed 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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | John Foster, Gordon Dennis - 1995 - 136 pągines
...had he; i0 Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew; is 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 pągines
...closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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. 'Twos certain he could write, and cipher too. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 pągines
...closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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,... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
