 | 1814 - 310 trang
...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 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... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 trang
...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 and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, cv'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 trang
...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 measve, times and tides presage ; • And e'en the story ran that he eould guage. In arguing too the... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 trang
...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, times and tides presage ; And e'en the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 trang
...if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dedar'd how much he knew; '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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 trang
...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, terms and tides prefage ; And e'en the (lory ran, that he could guage. In arguing too the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 trang
...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 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 trang
...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 to'o ; Lands he could measure, times and tides pre='a<*e • And e'en the story ran that he could guage In arguing too the parson... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 trang
...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,...ran that he could gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still— While words of learned strength... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 trang
...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...: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound,... | |
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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 even the story ran that he... 
