 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 e'en the story ran that...  Annual Register - الصفحة 199المحررون: - 1771عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | William Howitt - 1850 - عدد الصفحات: 438
...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.... | |
 | William Howitt - 1850 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...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 in fault...how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presags, And e'en the story ran that he could... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he bore to learning was in fault;...certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge . . . l 1 The rest of... | |
 | John Foster, Gordon Dennis - 1995 - عدد الصفحات: 136
...had he; i0 Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned; The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew; is 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...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....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.... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...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 and tides presage, And... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...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;...certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parson... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 404
...true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. 1682 The Deserted Village The village all declared how much he knew; "Twas certain he could write and cypher too. 1683 The Deserted Village In arguing too, the parson owned his skill. For e'en though vanquished, he... | |
 | Andrew Carpenter - 1998 - عدد الصفحات: 650
...stated that this was a portrait of the schoolmaster at Lissoy, Co. Westmeath (Balderston. p. 164). The village all declared how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher 18 too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage,'" And even the story ran that he could gauge.... | |
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