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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,... "
Gems of Literature, Elegant, Rare, and Suggestive ... - Página 23
por Gems - 1866 - 147 páginas
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 páginas
...too deep for his hearers, still went on refin ing, And thought of convincing, while they thought о = GB $! \. a L 1 V - 9z r (bC ,G w unemploy'd or in piafe, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William,...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volúmenes3-4

Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...with all learning, yet t training his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote ; Who, tilings unfit-; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; lor a drudge...
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The British Satirist: Comprising the Best Satires of the Most Celebrated ...

1831 - 790 páginas
...with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade tTommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a stateman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool ; fora drudge, disobedient, And too fond of the...
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The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents ...

1832 - 616 páginas
...throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still weut on refining, And thought of convincing, while they...proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool, for a drudge disobedieut, Aud too fond of the right to pursue the expedieut. In fine, 'twas his fate, nuemploy'd...
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The anniversary calendar, natal book, and universal mirror, Volumen2

Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 páginas
...for mankind ; Though equal to ill things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too prond for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge...fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 't was his forte, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a rmar.-- CoUtmith....
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The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents ...

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...
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Castle Rackrent ; An Essay on Irish Bulls ; an Essay on the Noble Science of ...

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 344 páginas
...conversation was 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, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton...
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Castle Rackrent: And Irish Bulls

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 354 páginas
...conversation was 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, unemploy'd or in place, sit, To eat mutton...
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Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary ..., Volúmenes1-2

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1834 - 360 páginas
...parliamentary auditors, yet the cultivated classes throughout Europe have reason to be thankful that he went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining. Our very sign boards (said an illustrious friend to me) give evidence that there has been a TITIAN...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volumen14

1848 - 780 páginas
...among the greatest was one, who, although it has been said of him that " too deep for his hearers he went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining," was yet the most splendid orator of modern times, the renowned Edmund Burke. There, too, was Pitt,...
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