...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townihendt to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for hU hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing...sir, To eat mutton cold and cut blocks with a razor." * The history of this poem is a " curiosity of literature." Goldsmith had peculiarities which attracted...

...much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit,...sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Cumberland, " the Terence of England," in his Supplement to " Retaliation," sings: To Burke a pure...

...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining : f Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ;...to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William,...

...with all learning, yet straining his • throa*t [vote; To persuade 15 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest 16 William, whose heart was a mint, [was in't; While the owner ne'er knew half the good that i* Vide...

...on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Though equal to all thing.*, for all things unfit ; Too nice for a statesman, too...to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.' Turning away from the...

...himself alone, but for the whole world. LUCAN ; CICERG. — Riley's Diet. Class. Quot. pp. 258, 281, 285. Though equal to all things, for all things unfit ;...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. GOLDSMITH. — Retaliation, Line 87. BURN. — One fire burns out another's burning. SHARSPERE.- —...

...Yet some have declared, and it can't be denied 'em, That Sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. of the world, than a sound critic, in detecting several literary mistakes (or rather forgeries) of...

...We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, A nd to party gave up what was meant for mankind ; Though...cold, and cut blocks with a razor. ****** Here lies David Garrick, describe him who can, — An abridgement of all that was pleasant in roan ; As an actor...

...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat [vote ; To persuade 16 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest 16 William, whose heart was a mint, [was in't ; While the owner ne'er knew half the good that M Vide...

...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. WILLIAM FALCONER: 1732-1769....