 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 he...  The Pacific Coast First [-fifth] Reader - Pàgina 2641875Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 pàgines
...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...he could measure, terms and tides presage — And even the story ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pàgines
...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...could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms1 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson owned... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pàgines
...when ha frawn'dYet 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 be could measure, terms and tides presage And e'en the story ran — that he could gnuge : In arguing... | |
 | 1875 - 828 pàgines
...burdened by it ; and we are reminded of the schoolmaster in Goldsmith's " Deserted Village ":— " The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pàgines
...when he frown'dVet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; + own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | 1850 - 716 pàgines
...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...ran, that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still. While words of learned length, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 pàgines
...aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twaw certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could...tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1847 - 544 pàgines
...made his own almanac, and could calculate eclipses — in short, like the village schoolmaster — " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gage." I determined to see this rustic wonder, and for that purpose walked some eight or nine miles... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - 300 pàgines
...Appletree. VIII. THE SCHOOLMASTER. Continued. " The village all declared how much he knew ; •Twos certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1847 - 558 pàgines
...his own almanac, and could calculate eclipses — in short, like the village schoolmaster — '• Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gage." I determined to see this rustic wonder, and for that purpose walked some eight or nine miles... | |
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