| Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 páginas
...mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend ' to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 páginas
...for mankind ; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote ; Who too deep for his hearers,...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. * Vide page 59. t Ibid. t Mr. T. Townshend, Member for Whitchurch. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 páginas
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, [vote ; To persuade Tommy Townshend15 to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 páginas
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers,...statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool; fora drudge, disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. 1n short, 'twas his fate,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 páginas
...for mankind : Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers,...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
| John Campbell - 1842 - 512 páginas
...that engages the reflecting minority. The Liberator of the Hottentots, like the immortal Burke, — " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing while they thought of dining ;" frequently talks an assembly of shallow men into marked and ill-mannered impatience, while discoursing... | |
| John Campbell - 1842 - 562 páginas
...; that engages the reflecting minority. The Liberator of the Hottentots, like the immortal Burke, " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thonght of dining . ' frequently talks an assembly of shallow men into marked and ill-mannered impatience,... | |
| 1843 - 714 páginas
...; that engages the reflecting minority. The liberator of the Hottentots, like the immortal Burke, " Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing while they thought of dining ;" frequently talks an assembly of shallow MI: ii into marked and ill-mannered impatience, while discoursing... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...mankind. * Burke. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend rts went round, and all were gay, On neighbour Dodson's...wedding-day, Death called aside the jocund groom With him expédient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 páginas
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cold ; for a drudge disobedient ; A»d too fond of the right to pursue the expedient ; In short, 't... | |
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