 | 1823 - 848 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1824 - 720 pàgines
...his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, when they thought of dining. 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pàgines
...straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still quite : I'll Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pàgines
...for his hearers, still went on reh'nAnd 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 a patriot, too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; And too fond... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pàgines
...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 ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pàgines
...g3. 7 Mr T. Townshend, member for Whitchurch. RETALIATION. 95 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 ;... | |
 | 1842 - 982 pàgines
...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 thought of dining,' frequently talks an assembly of shallow men into marked and ill-maunered impatience, while discoursing... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 462 pàgines
...who was kept back in his dazzling, wayward career, by the supererogation of his talents — Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit. Dr. Johnson, in Boswell's Life, tells us that the only person whose... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 464 pàgines
...-who was' kept back in his dazzling, wayward career, by the supererogation of his talents — Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit. Dr. Johnson, in Boswell's Life, tells us that the only person whose... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 464 pàgines
...who was kept back in his dazzling, wayward career, by the supererogation of his talents — Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit. ff Dr. Johnson, in Boswell's Life, tells us that the only person whose... | |
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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. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir,... 
