 For e'en 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.  The Elzevier Library Poetry Series - Стр. 71883Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - Страниц: 616
...ran that he could guage; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even, though vanquished, he could argue still; While words of learned length, and thundering sound, Amazed the gazing rusties ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - Страниц: 376
...still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past 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... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - Страниц: 364
...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,...all his fame ; the very spot Where many a time he trimnph'd, is forgot" Another, more humorous example, was given in part iii., chap. xv. SECTION XII.... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - Страниц: 458
...story 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,...grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - Страниц: 570
...ran that he could gauge: 210 In arguing too, the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,...; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, ; 215 That one small head should carry all he knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - Страниц: 674
...: In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, For, e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue sttll ; While words of learned length and thundering sound...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew." There are certain whimsical traits in the character of Byrne not... | |
 | 1852 - Страниц: 702
...still they gazed, and still the wonder grow, That one small head could carry all he knew ; But past is all his fame : the very spot Where many a time he triumph'd, is forgot." GOLDSMITH. men have begun public life by schoolmaslerinc. i would be a great piece of affectation in... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - Страниц: 152
...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, and thundering, sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around ; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1853 - Страниц: 510
...story ran that he could gauge. In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even though vanquished, 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. GOLDSMITH. NOEWAN had hitherto conned his fairy lore to the Lady,... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - Страниц: 552
...ran that he could guage ; In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For even, though vanquished, he could argue still ; While words of learned length,...around ; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grow, That one small head could carry all he knew. GOLDSMITH. PART IIL-POETS OF THE ELIZABETHAN AGE.... | |
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