 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 Seiten
...; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind/7' Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshcnd (8) to lend him a vote ; (l) David Garrick, Esq. (3) Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 Seiten
...in the poem occupied by Mr. Thomas Townshend, afterwards Lord Sydney, when Burke is said to be — straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote, has given rise to various conjectures without a satisfactory solution. No quarrel with the poet is... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 600 Seiten
...in the poem occupied by Mr. Thomas Townshend, afterwards Lord Sydney, when Burke is said to be — straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote, has given rise to various conjectures without a satisfactory solution. No quarrel with the poet is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 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...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, [vote : To persuade i5 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 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...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, [vote : To persuade 15 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 Seiten
...euch, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, { n hi throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers, still went... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 548 Seiten
...circumstance which gives point to Goldsmith's ment1on of this Mr. Townshend in his character of Burke : — yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote. — C. 1 Henry Seymour Conway, only brother of Lord Hertford, at this time a groom of the bedchamber,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 540 Seiten
...circumstance which gives point to Goldsmith's ment1on of this Mr. Townshend in his character of Burke : — yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote. — C. ' Henry Seymour Conway, only brother of Lord Hertford, at this time a groom of the bedchamber,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1840 - 454 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 or convincing, while they thought ofdi In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 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...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of... | |
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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... 
