 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend 1 to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dming; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 488 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade f Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,....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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...straining his throat, To persuade** Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote; * David Garrick, Esq. Who, tooideep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought...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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 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;...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, 't was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade §Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining , * An eminent attorney. t Vide page G8. t Vide page 68. §Mr. T. Townshend, member. for. Whitthurch.... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...straining his To persuade Tommy Townshend " to lend him a vote; Who.too deep for his hearers,still wenton refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought...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... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 428 pages
...To persuade Tommy Townshend" to 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...statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disnti e-.lient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...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. Tu short, 'twas... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; ght, Far from a lynx, and not a giant quite : I'll cool ; for a drudge, disobedient; And too fond of the right to pnrsue the expedient. In short, 'twas... | |
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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. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place,... 
