 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 דפים
...convincing, while they thought of 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, 't was his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 דפים
...member. for. Whitthurch. 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 fale, unemployed... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 דפים
...they 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 disnti e-.lient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 דפים
...they 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 disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | 1823 - 848 דפים
...they 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 disobedient ; And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. Tu short, 'twas his fate, unemployed,... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 דפים
...they 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 disobedient, And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient ; In short, 'twas his fate unemploy'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 דפים
...they 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, disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | 1824 - 720 דפים
...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 disobedient, And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 דפים
...they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, S SUPPOSED TO LIE ON THE THAMES, NEAR RICHMOND. In yonder gr disobedient; And too fond of the right to pnrsue the expedient. In short, 'twas hie fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 דפים
...they 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, disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd... | |
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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, sir,... 
