| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 Seiten
...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 piafe, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William, 5 whose heart... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...fraught with all learning, yet t training his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote ; : + tilings unfit-; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; lor a drudge... | |
| 1831 - 790 Seiten
...fraught 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... | |
| 1832 - 616 Seiten
...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... | |
| 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...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.... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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."... | |
| 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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