 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 páginas
...throat, To perfuade ( ;) Tommy Townfhend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Tho' equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nict- for a IfctefnVan, too proud for a wit :... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 páginas
...73. f Ibid. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend* to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 páginas
...for mankind : Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuadeTommyTownshendi to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; ' Mr. T. Townshend, Member for Whitchurch. H For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 páginas
...Tho* fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend * tolendhimavote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...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 ;... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1808 - 302 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 páginas
...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,...unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; Fora patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 páginas
...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 ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 páginas
...[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,... | |
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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... 
