...fraught with all learning, kept straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...too fond of the right to pursue the expedient ; In fine, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in pay, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor."...

...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend J to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. Vide page 69. t Ibid, t Mr. T. Towmhend, Memher for Whitchureh. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,...

...circling a vast sphere of thought. There could of course be no communion between natures so different. " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, yet for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit." These lines contain the sources...

...circling a vast sphere of thought. There could of course be no communion between natures so different. " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, yet for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit." These lines contain the sources...

...much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Who too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too rash, for a drudge disobedient, And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. The description...

...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 too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. * David Garrick, Esq. t Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar. $ Sir Joshua...

...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, [vote : To persuade i5 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, I Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; I For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient...

...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote ; Who too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. * Vide page 59. t Ibid. t Mr. T. Townshend, Member for Whitchurch. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,...

...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool; fora drudge, disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. 1n short, 'twas his fate,...

...that engages the reflecting minority. The Liberator of the Hottentots, like the immortal Burke, — " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing while they thought of dining ;" frequently talks an assembly of shallow men into marked and ill-mannered impatience, while discoursing...