 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pages
...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...gauge: 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pages
...in fault ; The village all declar'd how much hn knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher loo ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge ; la arguing too the parson own'd his skill.. For, even though vanquished, he could argue still: While... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...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 e'en the story ran that he could — guage. In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill ; For, e'en... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...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 his skill ; For, e'en though vanquish'^ he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thuud'ring sound, Amaz-d the gazing rustics,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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 could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'T was 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cypher 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 thundering sound Amazed the gazing... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 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 thundering sound But pass'd is all... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...'Twas certain he could write and cipher 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 vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he xes and what shape they please. What guards the purity...balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treach' guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
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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... 
