| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, '. ^ The love he bore to learning was in...how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could... | |
| History - 1794 - 574 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings whea he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault;...how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; О 4 Lands Lands he coiikl meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the (lory ran that... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 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... | |
| Jacques Delille - French literature - 1800 - 286 pages
...a joke had he; « Full well the busy whisper circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc frown'd : « Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught,...bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Tvvas certain he could write and cypher too; « Lands he could measure,... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'J; 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 cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 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,...severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in feult : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 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,...in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault j The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 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 cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
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