 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 312 páginas
...parliamentary auditors, yet the 183 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 - 274 páginas
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend 1 to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers,...refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dming; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 páginas
...what was meant for mankind ; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade f Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a .statesman, too proud for a wit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 páginas
...narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade §Tommy Townshend...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.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 páginas
...the Irish bar. $ Sir Joshua Reynolds § An eminent attorney. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend *...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 - 1821 - 446 páginas
...straining his throat, 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, while they thought of dining : Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1822 - 194 páginas
...gave up what was meant for mankind : i ' .in eminent attorney. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend"...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For... | |
 | 1823 - 848 páginas
...his mind, _ And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to...thought of convincing while they thought of dining ": Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet me comfort, not to be a fool. Weak though I am of...sight, Far from a lynx, and not a giant quite : I'll Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 páginas
...narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ;... | |
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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 pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place,... 
