 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 - 1825 - 160 pages
...Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on nfining, And thought of convincing, while they thought o/ 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 - 1825 - 600 pages
...him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of eonvineing, while Tegg niee for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too eool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; And... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 458 pages
...as one 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 pages
...as one 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 462 pages
...as one 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... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 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 - 1830 - 544 pages
...too deep for his hearers, still went on refin ing, And thought of convincing, while they thought о = GB $! \. a L 1 V - 9z r (bC ,G w statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot, too cool; for a drudge, disobedient; And too fond of... | |
 | 1831 - 790 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 stateman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool ; fora drudge, disobedient, And too fond of the... | |
 | 1832 - 616 pages
...him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still weut 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 disobedieut, Aud too fond of... | |
 | 1832 - 592 pages
...deep for hi* hearers, «till «rent on refining, And thought of ron vi (icing, «hila they (bought of dining. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for ai tainman, too proud fur л wit ; For » patriot too cool, lor a drudge duobedient, And too Tond of... | |
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