 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 σελίδες
...disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling...was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'T waa certain he could write, and cipher too ; 36 SPRING MARCH. Lands he could measure, terms... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1856 - 134 σελίδες
...disasters in his morning face ; Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; • Full well the busy whisper circling...in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault y The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 578 σελίδες
...eounterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, eireling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned...he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all deelared hew mueh he knew ; 'T was eertain he eould write, and eipher too ; Lands he could measure,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 σελίδες
...many a joke had he ; Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when lie frowned : Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught,...was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he could measure, terms1 and tides presage,... | |
 | William James McKnight - 1917 - 630 σελίδες
...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...was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cipher, too. In arguing the parson owned his skill, For e'en... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 σελίδες
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught. The love he...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,... | |
 | John Foster, Gordon Dennis - 1995 - 136 σελίδες
...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...tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even tho' vanquished, he could argue still,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 σελίδες
...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...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,... | |
 | Frank McCourt - 1998 - 378 σελίδες
...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...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,... | |
 | Jan De Groof, Hilde Penneman - 1998 - 494 σελίδες
...in his morning face; Full well they laugh' d with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round,...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,... | |
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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 he... 
