 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 meafure,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...circling round, Convey 'd the di&nal tidings when he frown'd. Yet Yet Jie was kind : or, if fevere in aught, , The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...whifpcr circling round Convcy'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if levcre fprite, and Ariel is my name. Late as I rang'd the cryftal wilds of a dcclar'd how much he knew; Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could rmiifurc. terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...whtfper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 meafuie,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey 'd the difmal tidings, when he frown'di Yet he was kind; or, if fevere 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 mcafure,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...whifper circling round , Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd; Yet he was kind , or if fevere in aught , The love he bore to learning was in fault; The The village all declar'd how much he knew ; JTwas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey 'd the difmal tidings when he frown'df Yet he was kind, or, if levere 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 meafure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...The day's disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy...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 - 1800 - 286 pages
...day's disastcrs in his morning face; « Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee t. At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; « Full well the busy...circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc frown'd : « Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, « The love he bore to learning was in fault.... | |
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A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew. Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face. 
