 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...attorney. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy To wnshend i2 to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...thought of dining ; 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...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...all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade f Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining , * An eminent attorney. t Vide page G8. t Vide page 68. §Mr. T. Townshend, member. for. Whitthurch.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...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...To persuade** Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; * David Garrick, Esq. Who, tooideep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar. $ Sir Joshua Reynolds § An eminent attorney. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his...too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, [dining; And thought of convincing, while they thought of Though equal to all things, for all things... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 pages
...narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : i ' .in eminent attorney. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat...thought of dining; 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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...uius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, nam)*-'d his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat [vote; To persuade Tommy Townshend" to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still wt-nt on re... | |
 | 1823 - 848 pages
...Wre scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born ïbr the universe, narrowed his mind, _ And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though...thought of dining ": 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd And which not done, the richest must be poor. Late...sight, Far from a lynx, and not a giant quite : I'll things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge,... | |
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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; Though equal to all things, for... 
