 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...had he ; ) Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'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 ; f 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; ) Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'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 cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd : Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...write and cypher 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...joke*had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...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... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Cnnvey'd the diainal tidings when lie frownM ; Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning wa.- in fault; The village all declared how much he knew, ' J'was certain he could write and ciplier... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...joke 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...had he; Pull well the busy whisper circling round, .'onvey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'dYet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if severe in aught, The love...write, and cypher 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round , Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'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, 'T was certain he could write , and cypher too ; Lands he could measure... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned ; d in that situation. The history was completed at...' It was on the day or rather night of the 27th o cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage ; And even the story ran that he could... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
