 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 דפים
...Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what -was meant for mankind. Tho* fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend * tolendhimavote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 דפים
...stood in the couplet where Mr. Townshend is now introduced : " Though fraught with all learning kept straining his throat, " To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the minutiae of my collection, that Johnson was once drawn to serve... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1808 - 302 דפים
...conversation wa s renewed by the english gentleman's repeating Goldsmith's celebrated lines on Burke " Who too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining, In short 'twas his fate unernploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 דפים
...his throat, To perfuade Tommy Townfhendtf to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while...all things, for all things unfit — Too nice for a ftatefman — too proud for a wit— For a patriot, too cool — for a drudge, difobedieiit— And... | |
 | 1809 - 402 דפים
...learning, yet straining his throat To pusnadV Tommy Towiishcnd * to lend him • rote: II lie, tuo dvep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining; TV equal to all things, for all thintrs unfit, Tii) nic< for a sUte&inan, too proud fur a iril : For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 דפים
...much ; Who, bom for the universe, narrow'd his mindi And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsendf to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 דפים
...[fining. Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on reAnd thought of convincing, while they thoag'a: of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things...unfit ; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit , where the doctor, and the friends he has characterised in this poein, occasionally dined. " Dr. Barnard,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 דפים
...ftraining his throat To perfuade Tommy Townihend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, (till went on refining, And thought of convincing while...Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Ton nice for a ftatefman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too coot; for a drudge difobedient ;... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 דפים
...much ; Who, born for the universe, 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 Townsend to lend him a vote; . .... .'-. Who, \ Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 466 דפים
...born for the universe narrow'd his mind, • And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to give him a vote ; Who too de»p for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing,... | |
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Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Tho' 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... 
