 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 pages
...his throat, [vote : To persuade i5 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while...all things, for all things unfit, I Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; I For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient ; And too fond... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...his throat, [vote : To persuade 15 Tommy Townshend to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while...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 ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...his throat, [vote ; To persuade Tommy Townshend15 to lend him a Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshendt to lend him a vote: Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while...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;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | 1842 - 788 pages
...was known to his contemporaries by the nickname of ' the Dinner-Bell.' ' Too deep for his hearers, he went on refining ; And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ! ' Fox, so pre-eminent as a debater, appears with small distinction in bis authorship. Nay more, even... | |
 | S. Warrand - 1842 - 590 pages
...was known to his contemporaries by the nickname of 'the Dinner-Bell.' 'Too deep for liis bearers, he went on refining; And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining!" Fox, so pre-eminent as a debater, appears with small dislinction in his authorship. Nay more, even... | |
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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. 
