 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 even the story ran that he...  Vermont School Journal and Family Visitor - Page 1761859Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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 could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en, though... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...learning was in fanlt ; The village all declar'd 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 guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...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 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, cv'n though vanquish'd, he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...love he bore to learning was in fault; Tbe village all declared bow much he knew ; Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, Aad even the atory ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson ownM bis skill, For, e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...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 even the story ran that he could gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...was in fault ; The village all declar'd 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 : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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 even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...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 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... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...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 could gauge: In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though... | |
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