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 —... Govinda Sámanta: Or the History of a Bengal Ráiyat - Page 69by Lal Behari Day - 1874 - 383 pagesFull view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...The village all declar'd how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands 4 e could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For. even tho* vanquish'd, he could argue still!... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...was kind, or if severe in anght, The love he bore to learning was in fanlt ; The village all declar'd how much he knew : Twas certain he could write and...tides presage, And even the story ran that he could guage; In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For even tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still !... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...was 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 even the story ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For, cv'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...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 gauge; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue still— While... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...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...presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While... | |
| 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...presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd sume what sexes and what shape they please. What guards...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;... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...village all deelar'd how mueh he knew ; 'Twas eertain he eould write, and eypher too ; Lands he eould d romps, led on by Gen'ral Clive. In spite of outward blemishes, eould guage : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For even though vanquish'd, he eould argue... | |
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