 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.  Notes and Queries - Page 451900Full view - About this book
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...gauge ; In arguing too the parson owned his skill, For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; 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. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumphed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...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 ; And...still they gazed, 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,... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pages
...skill, For, ev'n though vanquish'd, he could argue still ; While words of learned length and thund'ring 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. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...; 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—,...still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all be knew. But past is all his fame. The very spot Where many a time he triumph'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...guage : 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,...still they gazed, 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...argue still; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around, And 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 triumph'd, is forgot. Near yonder thorn,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...skill, For e'en though vanquish'd, he could argue (till ; While words of learned length, and thund'ring sound, Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around, —...still they gazed, 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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...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 ; And...still they gazed, 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,... | |
 | Ephraim HOLDING (pseud. [i.e. George Mogridge.]), George Mogridge - 1843 - 206 pages
...learning and knowledge, for like the schoolmaster in the Deserted Village, he was regarded as an oracle. " While words of learned length and thundering sound,...around! And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, How one small head could carry all he knew." The way in which he kept up his credit was this: he was... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...; In arguing, too, the parson owned hie skill, For even, though vanquished, he could argue still ; all thy fairy colours fade away ! Another May new...happiness no second Spring ! Should the lone wanderer, fa small head could carry all he knew. But past is all his fame : the very spot Where many a time he triumphed,... | |
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