 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 σελίδες
...too; 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...could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics, rang'd around : And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 σελίδες
...Lands he could measure , terms and tides presage , « And e'en the story ran that he could gage. « In arguing too , the parson own'd his skill ; « For...argue still, « While words of learned length and thund'ring sound « Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, « And still they gaz'd, and still the... | |
 | 1800 - 322 σελίδες
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guago: In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 σελίδες
...too ; 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,...While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rusticks ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 σελίδες
...And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | 1806 - 330 σελίδες
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around j 93 And still they gaz*d, and still the wonder... | |
 | 1807 - 200 σελίδες
...adventurer in political oratory. "In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill: ' '' For, e'en tho' vanquish'd, he could argue still; • * While words...of learned length and thundering sound " Amaz'd the gaping rustics gather'd round." CHAPTER V. TUB SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. I SHOULD expect, that, after... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 σελίδες
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 σελίδες
...And ev'n the story ran that he could gauge : " In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, " For ev'n though vanquish'd he could argue still ; " While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, '" Amaz'd the gax.ing rustics rang'd around ; " And still they gaz'd, and still the... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 σελίδες
...presage, And ev'n the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still: While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaze the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder... | |
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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... 
