 | 1850 - 716 sivua
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings, when he frown'd. ] Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught The love he...how much he knew, '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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 sivua
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings 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 : 'Twaw certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 sivua
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey M the dismal tidings when he frown'dVet o@ declared how much he knew, "Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | 1847 - 540 sivua
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind,— or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was a fault. 3. Delightful task, to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 sivua
...joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he...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... | |
 | William James McKnight - 1917 - 630 sivua
...As- a rule, the Scotch-Irish master was of this class. Goldsmith describes the old master well: Vet 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. In arguing the parson owned... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 sivua
...we be permitted to advert to one instance where sketching the village schoolmaster we are told — Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault. But this may have been merely a remnant of that provincialism which occasionally clung to him in manner,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 sivua
...when he frowned. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 sivua
...his morningface. He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, 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. 'Twos certain he could write, and cipher too. Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - 1998 - 494 sivua
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings 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... | |
| |
Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault... 
