 Though 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, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining: Though equal to all things,...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray - Page 156by Thomas Gray - 1853 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...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...And -too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 pages
...for all things rfnfit, Too n^ce for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool, fora drudge disobedient, And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient; In fine, .twas his fate, unemploy.d or in pay, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...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...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; ' Mr. T. Townshend, Member for Whitchurch. H 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, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; Tho* equal to all things, for all .things unfit, Too...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; Fora patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate uneniploy'd, or in place. Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...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...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...Satires, ver. 268. Perhaps these lines of Gray gave a hint to Goldsmith in the ' Retaliation :' ' Tim' equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient/ Character of Burke in the ' Retaliation.' 2A2 AMATORY LINES. The following Lines, by Gray, first appeared... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit;,^ t i Mr. T. Townshend, member for Whitclmrch. 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, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...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...And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
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