 | Thomas Gray - 1857 - 360 páginas
...Tucker had made trade hit religion. See Cradock. Mem. iv. 335. Perhaps these lines of Gray gave a bint to Goldsmith for his Character of Burke in the ' Retaliation...by Gray, it will be a species of poetical justice Sighs sudden and frequent, looks ever dejected — Words that steal from my tongue, by no meaning connected... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 páginas
...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...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 páginas
...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...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 páginas
...his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convineing, while they thought of dining : Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in plaoe, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 páginas
...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...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient In short 't was his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor."... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 páginas
...Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice...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 with a razor.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 páginas
...hU 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...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 with a razor."... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 páginas
...dining. Though equal to all things, for all things unlit : Too nice for a statesman, too proud for в 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 iu place, sir, To eat mutton cold and cut blocks with a razor."... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1861 - 570 páginas
...hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining : f Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ; Too nice...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 páginas
...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...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 with a razor.... | |
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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,... 
