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" I knew him well, and every truant knew: Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's 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... "
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 583
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 695 pages
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The Deserted Village: A Poem

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1770 - 44 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parfon...
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Annual Register, Volume 13

Edmund Burke - History - 1771 - 590 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, '. ^ The love he bore to learning was in...he could write, and cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could guage. In arguing too, the parfon...
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Retaliation: a poem. To which is added, some account of the life ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned : Yet he was kind ; or if fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And even the ftory ran that he could gauge. In arguing too, the parfon...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...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...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...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...had he ; Full well the busy whisper circling roand ; Conveyed the dismal tidings whew he frowu'd< i Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught, ' The love...write and cypher too; Lands ' he could measure, terms ai;di ;•!. . presage, And ev'n the story ran that he rotitcl gim«e 5 In arguing too the parson nwn'd...
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...his morning face; Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes—for many a johe had he; Full well the busy whisper, circling round,...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;...
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Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...rule The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew htm well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding...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...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...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...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 gauge:...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Miscellaneous poems. The good ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...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...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...
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Exercises in Reading and Recitations: Founded on the Enquiry in the ...

John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...Fresh as the welling waters, round him rise, Gladdening "his spirit. COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER. "GOLDSMITH." Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With...was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore in learning was his fault; In arguing too, the parson owned his skill; While words of learned length,...
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