 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 Seiten
...such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining , * An eminent attorney. t Vide page G8. t Vide page 68. §Mr. T. Townshend, member. for. Whitthurch.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar. $ Sir Joshua Reynolds § An eminent attorney. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his...too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, [dining; And thought of convincing, while they thought of Though equal to all things, for all things... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 Seiten
...such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though...To persuade** Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; * David Garrick, Esq. Who, tooideep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 380 Seiten
...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 minutice of my collection, that Johnson was once drawn to serve... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, nam)*-'d his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind :...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat [vote; To persuade Tommy Townshend" to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still wt-nt on re... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1824 - 720 Seiten
...such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote — Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 Seiten
...gentleman belonging to'the Irish Bar. J} Sir Joshua Reynolds. 10 .An eminent attorney. Though fraughtwith all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend* to lend him a vote; [ing, Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on reh'nAnd thought of convincing while they thought... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - 402 Seiten
...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 unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...sueh, We seareely ean praise it or blame it too mueh ; Who, bom for the universe, narrow'd his mind, eonvineing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too niee... | |
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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... 
