 | 1741
...farmer's news, the barber's "!1 well the bufy whifper circling round, Convey 'd the difm.il tidings wlien he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he boie to learning was in fault ; The village all dechr'd how much he t knew ; [pher too j Twas certain... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Private presses - 1770 - 22 pages
...joke had he; Full well the bufy 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 ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1771
...joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Conveyed the difmal tidings when he frowned; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, '. ^ The love...bore to learning was in fault ; , ' The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; ( / Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774
...joke had he; Full well the bufy 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 ; The village all declared how much he knew ; 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 386 pages
...his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Convey'd the difma.1 tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere...fault : The village all declar'd how much he knew ; 'Twos certain he could write and cypher too ; Lands he could meafure, terms and tides prefage, And... | |
 | 1785 - 289 pages
...laugh 'd with counterfeited gke, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the bufy whifper circling round, Convey'd the difmal tidings when he...fevere in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fau't ; The village all declar'd how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cypher too... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 289 pages
...his jokes, for many a joke had he ; Full well the bufy wh'fper circling round, ConveyM the ciifmal tidings when he frown'd ; Yet he was kind, or if fevere in aught, The love he bcre to learning was his fau't ; i Tie village all declar'd how much he knew,. 'TV-ascertain he could... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 398 pages
...Full well the bufy whifper t circling round, Convey 'd the di&nal tidings when he frown'd. Yet Yet Jie was kind : or, if fevere in aught, , The love he bore...learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much hi knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too ; Lands he could me.ifure ; terms and tides... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791
...counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the bu*y whifpcr circling round Convcy'd l ; For, though levcre in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault ; The village all dcclar'd how much he knew;... | |
 | 1792 - 91 pages
...laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he; Full well the bufy whifper circling round , Convey'd the difmal tidings when...aught , The love he bore to learning was in fault; The The village all declar'd how much he knew ; JTwas certain he could write and cypher too; Lands he could... | |
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