...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...— 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,...

...recollect to have seen noticed. In the inimitable description of the village schoolmaster, he says, — « Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, • And e'en the story ran — that he could gauge. Now the rustics of an English village were not at all likely to select this accomplishment of ganging...

...much as he whom we shall next introduce, or his more accomplished successor. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER. The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write — and cipher too. GOLDSMITH. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER is one of the most marked characters of the country. Spite of the...

...of defence. Here the modern schoolmaster fell far short of Goldsmith's hero, of whom he testifies, * In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill ; For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.' " All eyes were now, of course, turned to the newlyarrived gentleman, who was still on horseback. After...

...of defence. Here the modern schoolmaster fell far short of Goldsmith's hero, of whom he testifies, ' In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill ; For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.' " All eyes were now, of course, turned to the newlyarrived gentleman, who was still on horseback. After...

...recollect to have seen noticed. In the inimitable description of the village schoolmaster, he says, — " Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran — that he could guage." Now the rustics of an English village were not at all likely to select this accomplishment...

...ignorance around, to v. in the respect of the villagers, and to emulate Goldsmith's pedagogue : — The village all declared how much he knew : 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too ; Land* he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran, that be could gnage. Let...

...tidings when he frowned : 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 he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could...

...recollect to have seen noticed. In the inimitable description of the village schoolmaster, he says, — " his suit гЫ he could guage." Now the rustics of an English village were not at all likely to select this accomplishment...

...much as he whom we shall next introduce, or his more accomplished successor. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER. The village all declared how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write—and cipher too.—GOLDSMITH. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLMASTER is one of the most marked characters...