 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 —...  Lectures and Essays - Page 244by Henry Giles - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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 vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher 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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | 1807 - 200 pages
...in political oratory. "In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill: ' '' For, e'en tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still; • * While words of learned length and thundering sound " Amaz'd the gaping rustics gather'd round." CHAPTER V. TUB SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. I SHOULD expect,... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...certain he could write and cypher 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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; " While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...certain he could write, and cypher 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 vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned strength,... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...'Twas certain he could write, and cypher 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 vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher 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 vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher 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 vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher 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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; Wiiile words of learned length,... | |
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