 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - Počet stránok 114
...could argue still ; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rusticks ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the...is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the signpost caught... | |
 | 1814 - Počet stránok 310
...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,...all his fame ; the very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - Počet stránok 274
...could argue still— While words of learned strength and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rusties ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the...very spot Where many a time he triumphed, is forgot. Near yonder thorn that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - Počet stránok 236
...too ; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage^ And even the story ran that he could guage : In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For even...very spot Where many a time he triumphed is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - Počet stránok 194
...story ran that he could gauge : In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still ; While words of learned length...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head should carry all he knew. But pass'd is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - Počet stránok 600
...ran that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the' parson own'd his skill ; For, even though vanquish'd, he could argue still : While words of learned length...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. WILLIAM FALCONER. BORN 1730 — DIED 1769. THE author of the SHIPWRECK... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - Počet stránok 844
...e'en the story ran that he could gauge ; In arguing, too, the parson олупеа his skill, For e'en «util Шй йпяофв» I ENGLISH LITERATURE....close around their head, ley sink for ever, numbered smalihead could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame . the very spot Where many a time he triumphed,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - Počet stránok 1022
...And e'en the story ran that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. [From The Deterted Pillage.} THE HAPPINESS OF PASSING ONE'S AGE... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - Počet stránok 264
...; Lands he could measure, times and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge : 4. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot, Where many a time he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - Počet stránok 472
...skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around,—...all his fame. The very spot ' Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot.— Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught... | |
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For, even though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. 
