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... Wit and Humor - Seite 249von Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 261 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...lor mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet t training his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend tilings unfit-; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; lor a drudge... | |
| 1831 - 790 Seiten
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade tTommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...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... | |
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 Seiten
...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...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. Day.... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 354 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, unemploy'd or in place, sit, To eat mutton... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 344 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, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton... | |
| 1832 - 592 Seiten
...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... | |
| 1832 - 616 Seiten
...for mankind ; Tho' fraught with all learning, kept straining his 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 thought of dining. Though equal to all things,... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1834 - 464 Seiten
...conversation was renewed by the English gentleman's repeating Goldsmith's celebrated lines on Burke: "\Vlio, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; In short, 'twas his fate, tinemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat motion cold, and cut blocks with a razor."... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1834 - 360 Seiten
...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... | |
| 1848 - 780 Seiten
...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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