 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...  Selections from the British Poets - Página 331840Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 páginas
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; my rest Perhaps they may come to my dreams ; I think...heaven delights to shine on the grave of Carthon : I ho could write, and cipher too; ban ils he could measure, terms and tides presage ; And even -the story... | |
 | American Sunday-School Union - 1851 - 256 páginas
...Crabbe. Mrs. Barry. Everybody remembers Goldsmith's schoolmaster. Barry. Yet no one ever wearies of it : Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...was in fault ; The village all declared how much he know ; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 páginas
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowu'd — 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 - 1852 - 674 páginas
...Full well the busy whisper circling round. Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he waa kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could guaga : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 páginas
...morning's face ; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, — for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd...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... | |
 | William James McKnight - 1917 - 630 páginas
...As- a rule, the Scotch-Irish master was of this class. Goldsmith describes the old master well: Vet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore...knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher, too. In arguing the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished he would argue still. The government... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 páginas
...glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind,...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... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 páginas
...when he frowned. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...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... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 páginas
...his morningface. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...fault. 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... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - 1998 - 494 páginas
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...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.... | |
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