 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 pągines
...such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much}• "*> Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for...Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his .' • ^t throat, , To persuade Tommy Townshend ' to lend him a vote? Who, too deep for his hearers,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pągines
...for his hearers, still went on refining, [of dining; And thought of convincing, while they thought Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient ; And too fond of the right to... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pągines
...Satires, ver. 268. Perhaps these lines of Gray gave a hint to Goldsmith in the ' Retaliation :' ' Tim' equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool, for a drudge, disobedient, And too fond of the right, to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pągines
...genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind: ii An eminent attorney. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 314 pągines
...parliamentary auditors, yet the 184 cultivated classes throughout Europe have reason to be thankful, that . he went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining. Our very sign boards (said an illustrious friend to me) give evidence, that there has been a TITIAN... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pągines
...§ An emiment attorney. |i Vide page iai. IT Ihid. \Vho, born for the universe, narrow'd his miiHl, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ;...for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool ; for a drndge, disohedient; And too fond of the right to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pągines
...genius was such, We scarcely" can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for...yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend 1 to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pągines
...intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, " Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1818 - 374 pągines
...already said in so happy a manner by Goldsmith, of this great man : " Who, born for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. 328 Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to give him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pągines
...weflt on refia* ing, . ; Aad iLonn'it of convincing while they thought of dining ; Though equal <o all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge, disobedi* ent; And too fund of (he right to... | |
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Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining... 
