 Though 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, And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.  The Friend: A Series of Essays - Página 130de Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 448 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1810 - 702 páginas
...that nice and acute discerner of character, alluded to this in the following lines, " Who too deep for his hearers still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining." This rendered him so unqualified to manage the impeachment against Warren Hastings. The lord chancellor... | |
 | 1801 - 554 páginas
...his throat, To perfuade (m) Tommy Townfend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Tho' equal to aU things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a ftntefman, too proud for a wit : For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 páginas
...throat, To perfuade ( ;) Tommy Townfhend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Tho' equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nict- for a IfctefnVan, too proud for a wit :... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 páginas
...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 all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 páginas
...all learning, yet straining his throat To persuadeTommyTownshendi 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 all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; '... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 páginas
...all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend * tolendhimavote; 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 ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 páginas
...learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsendf 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 all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ;... | |
 | 1809 - 402 páginas
...learning, yet straining his throat To pusnadV Tommy Towiishcnd * to lend him • rote: II lie, tuo dvep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining; TV equal to all things, for all thintrs unfit, Tii) nic< for a sUte&inan, too proud fur a iril : For... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 páginas
...his throat, To perfuade Tommy Townfhendtf to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit — Too nice for a ftatefman — too proud for a wit—... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 páginas
...straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote; . .... .'-. Who, \ 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 all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit;... | |
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