 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pagina’s
...deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dming; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit;...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In bhort, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, sir, To cat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pagina’s
...patriot too cool ; for a drudge, disobedi* ent; And too foud 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 ra; zor. •Vide page 65. $Mr. T. iuwnshemJ, member for ,Vyhitcbitrcb^ Here lies honest William*, whose... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pagina’s
...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,...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 - 1821 - 236 pagina’s
...* An eminent attorney. t Vide page G8. t Vide page 68. §Mr. T. Townshend, member. for. Whitthurch. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ;...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fale, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pagina’s
...for his hearers, still went on refining, [dining; And thought of convincing, while they thought of Though equal to all things, for all things unfit;...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient; In short, 't was his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pagina’s
...deep for his hearers,still wenton refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; . Though equal to all things, for all things unfit;...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.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pagina’s
...for his hearers, still wt-nt on re fin ng, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ;...for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disnti e-.lient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pagina’s
...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, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William, whose heart was a . mint, [was in't; While the owner ne'er knew half the... | |
 | 1823 - 848 pagina’s
...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 ;...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. Tu short, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pagina’s
...too deep 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,...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.... | |
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Though fraught with all 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,... 
