 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 psl.
...he; « Full well the busy whisper circling round, « Convey'd the dismal tidings when hc frown'd : « Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, « The love he bore to learning was in fault. « The village all declar'd how much he knew ; « 'Tvvas certain he could write and cypher too; «... | |
 | 1800 - 322 psl.
...joke had he; Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'J; Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write and cipher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in feult : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Lands he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in fault j The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he... | |
 | 1806 - 330 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 psl.
...Full well the busy whisper circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd ; \fi he w;ts kind, or if severe in aught* The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands 4 e... | |
 | 1809 - 402 psl.
...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 he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands '... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 psl.
...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 bore to learning was in fault; The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too; Lands he... | |
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Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. 
