 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 344 páginas
...assertion that he belonged to the school of Dryden. Churchill— Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind,— Churchill was one of the first to seek in the " MacFlecknoe," the " Absalom," and the " Hind and Panther,"... | |
 | Edmund Henry Barker - 1829 - 804 páginas
...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 ? ' " Dr. Johnson seems to have been imperfectly acquainted with Berkeley's doctrine," says the annotator... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...wit and livelinee* which distinguish the happiest of his prose writings. Here lies our good Edmund,* liis mind, And to party gave up what was meant lor mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet t... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...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, 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 : Tho' fraught with all learning,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 páginas
...denied 'em That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em Here lies our good Edmund,t whose genius wa tages for the empty pleasure of improving society. By his present method, he is li narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind Though fraught with all learning,... | |
 | 1831 - 790 páginas
...fo) Since this note was written, of " Calvary, or the De*th of Christ " Hera lies our good 'Edmund, 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. Though fraught with all learning,... | |
 | 1831 - 426 páginas
...consented to mingle himself with the political wranglings of the day, that ' Born for the universe, he narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.' To the works, to which we have already alluded, we shall have occasion to recur in the course of this... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1831 - 422 páginas
...consented to mingle himself with the political wranglings of the day, that ' Born for the universe, he narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.' To the works, to which we have already alluded, we shall have occasion to recur in the course of this... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 páginas
...intellectual feast, regret that he should aracterised as the man, " Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind 1 ? " r revered friend walked down with me to the i, where we embraced and parted with tenderand engaged... | |
 | Parliament proc, Will. iv - 1832 - 890 páginas
...lost to the country. His epitaph was written long before his death : — Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it,...blame it too much ; . Who, born for the universe, • narrow'd his mind. And to рапу g.ive up what wag meant for mankind. That is the natural effect... | |
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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... 
