 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...  Chambers's Graduated Readers - Сторінка 1911894Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | John Graham (compositor.) - 1848 - 94 стор.
...neighbour nations : nobody agrees, nobody knows where it is. At least, we do not — that is certain. Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran, that he could — guage. " I give and I devise" (old Euclio said, And sighed) " my lands and tenements to Ned." Your... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 стор.
...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 and tides presage, And cv'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 стор.
...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 — "Twas...Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge. 25 In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 стор.
...20 The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew — 'T was 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. 25 In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 стор.
...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...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... | |
 | James Gallaher - 1850 - 420 стор.
...of defence. Here the modern schoolmaster fell far short of Goldsmith's hero, of whom he testifies, ' In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill ; For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.' " All eyes were now, of course, turned to the newlyarrived gentleman, who was still on horseback. After... | |
 | James Gallaher - 1850 - 412 стор.
...of defence. Here the modern schoolmaster fell far short of Goldsmith's hero, of whom he testifies, * In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill ; For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.' " All eyes were now, of course, turned to the newlyarrived gentleman, who was still on horseback. After... | |
 | William Howitt - 1850 - 438 стор.
...much as he whom we shall next introduce, or his more accomplished successor. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER. The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too. GOLDSMITH. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER is one of the most marked characters of the country. Spite of the... | |
 | 1850 - 612 стор.
...ignorance around, to v. in the respect of the villagers, and to emulate Goldsmith's pedagogue : — The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Land* he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran, that be could gnage. Let... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 стор.
...when he frowned : 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 cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could... | |
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