 | 1823 - 848 pagina’s
...Wre scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born ïbr the universe, narrowed his mind, _ And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, endure ; And which not done, the richest must be poor. Late as it is, I put myself to all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pagina’s
...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, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep... | |
 | 1824 - 720 pagina’s
...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. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote — Who, too deep... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pagina’s
...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; * The master of St. James' coffee-house, where the doctor, and his friends he has characterised in... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 368 pagina’s
...We remember the verses, in which he is Described to be one, " Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind." But, if he had not been the very thing he was, would so many general truths have fallen from him ?... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 430 pagina’s
...\Ve remember the verses, in which he is described to be one, " Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind." is some extenuation of them that, in his time, equal subserviency, and equal adulation, were chargeable... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pagina’s
...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, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend 7 to lend him a vote ; 1 David Garrick,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...whose genius was sueh, We seareely ean praise it or blame it too mueh ; Who, bom for the universe, X% $ all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep... | |
 | James Oswald - 1825 - 538 pagina’s
...reproach, so frequently cast on those who have taken a prominent share in public affairs, that • he narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. From this correspondence it will also be seen, that while Mr Oswald was engaged in the most laborious... | |
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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, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. 
