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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... "
L'homme des champs; ou, Les géorgiques françoises - Page 176
by Jacques Delille - 1800 - 272 pages
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The Deserted Village: A Poem

Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parfon...
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Annual Register, Volume 13

Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure,...
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Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere 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 cypher too ; Lands he could meafure,...
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The Muse's Pocket Companion. A Collection of Poems: By Lord Carlisle. Lord ...

1785 - 304 pages
...when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fau't ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefagc, And ev'n the ftory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets

John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pages
...whifper circling round, Convey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere 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 cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...circling round, Convey 'd the di&nal tidings when he frown'd. Yet Yet Jie was kind : or, if fevere in aught, , The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure ; terms and tides...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With an Account ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...whtfper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ;...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafuie, terms and tides prcfage.. And even the ftory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...whifpcr circling round Convcy'd the difmal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or, if levcre in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dcclar'd how much he knew; Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could rmiifurc. terms...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith: Containing All His Essays and Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...whifper, circling round, Convey 'd the difmal tidings, when he frown'di Yet he was kind; or, if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault....certain he could write, and cypher too : Lands he could mcafure, terms and tides prefage ; And even the ftory ran, that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
....'d the bufy tidings when he frown 'd } Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore ta learning was in. fault ; The village all declar'd...certain he could write, and cypher too } Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And ev'n the flory ran that he could gauge ;. In arguing too, the...
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