 | 1811 - 672 pągines
...Edmund Burke may stand as an example. Goldsmith said of him, " Who Aoni for the universe, narrow'il his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind." These words although the offspring of sport, were awfully propfaetic: neither the poet, nor the subject... | |
 | 1802 - 432 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...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote; Who too deep for his hearers still went on refining. And thought of convincing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pągines
...genius was fuch, We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, Toperfuade (;) Tommy Townfhend to lend him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pągines
...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. * Vide page 73. f Ibid. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 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...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuadeTommyTownshendi to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 476 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...learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshendfto lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pągines
...learning, yet straining his throat To pusnadV Tommy Towiishcnd * to lend him • rote: II lie, tuo dvep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining; TV equal to all things, for all thintrs unfit, Tii) nic< for a sUte&inan, too proud fur a iril : For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 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. Tho* fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend * tolendhimavote;... | |
 | John Sabine - 1807 - 316 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...learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote; . ' .'. Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 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 bv inspiration. A thousand,... | |
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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... 
