 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 sider
...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...unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocki with a razor. Tommy Townshend bad confirmed in the last session the claim he formerly put forward... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 sider
...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...unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and eat blocks with a, razor. Tommy Townshend had confirmed in the last session the claim he formerly put... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 734 sider
...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...to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, uuemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocl-i with, a razor. Tommy Townshend had... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 sider
...disobedient ; And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, uncmploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Tommy Townshend had confirmed in the last session the claim he formerly put forward to a mention here.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 sider
...; 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,...cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William.t whose heart was a mint, While the owner never knew half the good that was in't ; The pupil... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 596 sider
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 380 sider
...:' ' Tho' 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.' * As Dr. Warton has here favoured us with some manuscript lines by Gray, it will be a species of poetical... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 606 sider
...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 the right to pursue the apedùnt. In short, 'twas Ыя fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold and cut blocks... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 594 sider
...dieol>cdient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the arpfdient. In short 'twas his fate, uneuiploy'd or in place, 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 sider
...fond of the riyht to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, tir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. • * * Here lies David Oarrick, describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confessed... | |
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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, unemployed or in place, sir,... 
