 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...  The Youth's Progressive Spelling and Reading Book - 127 ページRichard C. AUSTIN 著 - 1864 - 168 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Henry Giles - 1851 - 306 ページ
...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 owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still: While words of learned length and... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 ページ
...in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And...; 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,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 ページ
...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...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 thundering sound.... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 ページ
...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 gauge: 210 In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ;... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 ページ
...certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, times 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.... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 ページ
...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... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1853 - 510 ページ
..."I'wuti 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 owned his skill, For even though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | William Collins - 1854 - 430 ページ
...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 —...— that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still ; While words of learned length and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - 1854 - 354 ページ
...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 gauge. 210 1 In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, ; For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 ページ
...fault ; The village all declared how much he know ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher 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... | |
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