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" While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew.* But pass'd is all his fame. "
Œuvres - Page 172
by Jacques Delille - 1800
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

1800 - 322 pages
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd,...grew, That one small head could carry all he knew: But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn,...
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics,...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The veiy spot, Where many a time he...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

1806 - 330 pages
...still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around j 93 And still they gaz*d, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew : But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn,...
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The Belfast Monthly Magazine, Volume 7

1811 - 538 pages
...Goldsmith's description of the vlllasre schoolmaster, whose " Words of learn 'd length, and thnnd'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and -i ill the wonder srew, That civ small head could- carry all he kn«w !" Y. SINGULAR EFFORT TO OVERCOME...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics...one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all'his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...though ranquish'd, he could argue still ; While words ofleamed length, and thund'riusound, Amar.'d ention made not long ago. linrag'd at first, he scorn'd so weaK a jail, And Teap'd, small head could carry all he knew. Hut past is all his fame, the very spot, Where many a time he triumph'd...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...he could argue still ; " While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, '" Amaz'd the gax.ing rustics rang'd around ; " And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew " That one small hcad should curry all he knew." You will easily see that these two characters might have been...
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The beauties of the poets: a collection of moral and sacred poetry, compiled ...

Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd,...That one small head could carry all he knew : But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn...
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew .That one small head should carry nil he knew. Jut past is all his fame. The very spot, IVhere many a time he...
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