 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,...  the monthly review or literay jouranl - Page 314de Several Hands - 1774Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...* 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 ; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot, too cool : for a drudge, disobedient ; And too fond... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...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; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...lend him a Who, too deep 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 ; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disnti e-.lient ; And too fond... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...lend him a vote; Who.too 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; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the... | |
 | 1823 - 848 pages
...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 a patriot too cool, for a drudge disobedient ; And too fond of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while restore, For thee * dead. ODE ON THE ПEАTH OF MR. THOMSON. THE SCENE OP THE FOLLOWI statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient; And too fond of... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...him a vote; [ing, Who, 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, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; And too fond... | |
 | 1824 - 720 pages
...him a vote — Who, too deep for 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... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...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 a patriot too cool, for a drudge disobedient, And too fond of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...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 ; For a patriot, too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; And too fond... | |
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