 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 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 bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...in his morning face ; 15 Full well they laughed and counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling...frowned. Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, 20 The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew — 'T was... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...with counterfeited glee, -Yt all his jokes, for inttry ii joke had he ; Full well the busy whispei. circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he...was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...iu his morning's face; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling...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... | |
 | American Sunday-School Union - Children - 1851 - 256 pages
...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...how much he know ; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 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...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 presags,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1851 - 402 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...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Irish literature - 1851 - 476 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tiding! when lie frown'd: Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love...was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; La nds he could measure, terms and tio/es presage,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...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 - 1851 - 160 pages
...had he ; Pull 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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
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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 e'en the story ran that he... 
