And busily gan for the soules pray Of them that gave him <25> wherewith to scholay* Of study took he moste care and heed. Not one word spake he more than was need; And that was said in form and reverence, And short and quick, and full of high sentence.... Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine - Página 261editado por - 1845Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Bernhard ten Brink - 1893 - 364 páginas
...benefice, and he despised any worldly office." Often occupied with his own thoughts even in society, " not a word spake he more than was need, and that was said in form, short and quick, and full of high sentence." But this quiet, diffident character is not without a touch... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 386 páginas
...more than was need : All that he spake it was of high prudence, And short and quick, and full of great sentence ; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech, And gladly would he learn and gladly teach." That, himself as plump as Horace, he should have described the Clerk as being lean, will be no objection... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 388 páginas
...more than was need : All that he spake it was of high prudence, And short and quick, and full of great sentence ; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech, And gladly would he learn and gladly teach. " That, himself as plump as Horace, he should have described the Clerk as being lean, will be no objection... | |
| 1890 - 444 páginas
...than was need ; All that he spake, it was of high prudence, And short and quick, and full of great sentence; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech ; And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach." A Library Text. MR. WALTER BESANT, the novelist, is remarkable for the steady, persistent way in which... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 410 páginas
...more than was need: All that he spake it was of high prudence, And short and quick, and full of great sentence; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech, And gladly would he learn and gladly teach." That, himself as plump as Horace, he should have described the Clerk as being lean, will be no objection... | |
| Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 520 páginas
...need, And this was said with firm and gravest stress, And short and quick, full of sententiousness. Sounding in moral virtue was his speech ; And gladly would he learn and gladly teach. Scott must have found here the model for his Dominie Sampson. Equally well drawn is this familiar picture... | |
| Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - 1890 - 516 páginas
...pray Of hem that gave him wherewith to scholay." Of study took he most cure and heed; Not oe word spak he more than was need; And that was said in form and reverence, 35 And short and quick, and full of high sentence; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech, And gladly... | |
| Bernhard ten Brink - 1892 - 364 páginas
...benefice, and he despised any worldly office." Often occupied with his own thoughts even in society, " not a word spake he more than was need, and that was said in form, short and quick, and full of high sentence." But this quiet, diffident character is not without a touch... | |
| 1890 - 398 páginas
...than was need ; All that he spake, it was of high prudence, And short and quick, -and full of great sentence ; Sounding in moral virtue was his speech ; And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach." A Library Text. MR. WALTER BESANT, the novelist, is remarkable for the steady, persistent way in whicb... | |
| Henry Coppée - 1895 - 552 páginas
...he it spent, And busily 'gan for the soûles pray Of hem that gave him wherewith to scholay. 30 31 And that was said in form and reverence, And short...speech, And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. GEOFFREY CHAUCER, FREEDOM IS A NOBLE THING. AH ! freedom is a noble thing ! -£j- Freedom makes man... | |
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