 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pages
...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 guage. In arguing too, the parfon... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...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... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...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 and tides prefage, And ev'n the flory ran that he could giuge ; In arguing too the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...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 meafuie, terms and tides prcfage.. And even the ftory ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...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 mcafure, terms and tides prefage ; And even the ftory ran, that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...fevere in aught, The love he bore ta 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 ev'n the flory ran that he could gauge ;. In arguing too, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...if levere 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 even the ftory ran that he could guage; In arguing too, the parfon... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...'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 gauge ; In arguing too, 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... | |
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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... 
