Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was 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... Famous Men of Modern Times - Seite 205von Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 315 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 Seiten
...intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, 'Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind'?' My revered friend walked down with me to the beach, where we embraced and parted with tenderness, and... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 Seiten
...exuberance of his -genius and fulness of his. mind often transported him, in the following lines : ' Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow.d his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : Tho' fraught with all learning,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 Seiten
...Yet some have declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...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 withalllearning,... | |
| 1800 - 702 Seiten
...was fuch, " We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much; " Who, born fur the L'niverfe, narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. " Though fraught with a!l learning, yet /training his throat, ft To perfuade Tommy Townfhend to lend him » vote ; " Who... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 Seiten
...transported him, in the following lines : • Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, \Ve 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: Tho" fraught with all learning,... | |
| 1801 - 554 Seiten
...genius was fuch. We fcarcely can pralle it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the Univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet (training his throat, To perfuade (m) Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 Seiten
...genius was fuch, We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the univerfe, narrosv'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade ( ;) Tommy Townfhend to lend... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 Seiten
...it can't be deny'd 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide "em. Here lies our good Edmund,f whose genius was 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. * Vide page 73. f Ibid. Though... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 Seiten
...Yet some have declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...Yet some have declar'd, and it can't be deny'd *em, That sly boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what -was meant for mankind. Tho* fraught with all learning,... | |
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