| 1832 - 592 páginas
...deep for hi* hearers, «till «rent on refining, And thought of ron vi (icing, «hila they (bought of dining. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for ai tainman, too proud fur л wit ; For » patriot too cool, lor a drudge duobedient, And too Tond of... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 440 páginas
...refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor." "What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith's ! and Where is there any thing equal to... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 páginas
...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,...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."... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 páginas
...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,...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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 534 páginas
...Lord Sydney.] Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining : Though equal to all things,...sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William, "> whose heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 páginas
...Vide page g3. Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining : Though equal to all things,...to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William,'... | |
| 1837 - 552 páginas
...on refining, And thought of convincing while 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 of Burke's deficiencies as a public man, and the real cause of his... | |
| 1837 - 536 páginas
...on refining, And thought of convincing while 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 of Burke's deficiencies as a public man, and the real cause of his... | |
| Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1838 - 404 páginas
...for mankind. Who too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining : Though equal to all things,...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... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 páginas
...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,...to pursue the expedient ; In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. In another part, comparing... | |
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