 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 - 1841 - 548 pages
...him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool; fora drudge, disobedient; And too fond of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 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... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 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 cold ; for a drudge disobedient ; A»d too fond... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 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 cold ; for a drudge disobedient ; A»d too fond... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while him statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient, And too fond of... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 pages
...him a vote l 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 untii, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool ; fora drudge, disobedient... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...ing, And thought of convincing, while they thought of The scourge of impostors, the terror of quacks; 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; fora drudge, disobedient; Ami too Kind of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 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... | |
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