| Sir James Prior - 1824 - Liczba stron: 618
...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...Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Of the lively and affectionate interest which Mr. Burke took in the success, both in life and in art,... | |
| 1824 - Liczba stron: 720
...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, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. I have said that this... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1824 - Liczba stron: 408
...refining, An4 thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining, In short 'twas his fate unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor." "What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith! and where is there any thing equal to his... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - Liczba stron: 370
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining ; In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place,...To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor." " What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith's ! and where is there any thing equal to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - Liczba stron: 160
...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,sir. To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William, whose heart was... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - Liczba stron: 600
...Too niee for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too eool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; plaee, sir, To eat mutton eold, and eut bloeks with a razor. Here lies honest William, whose heart... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Liczba stron: 436
...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, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a rawr. The entire works of this... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - Liczba stron: 256
...too cool ; for a drudge disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In abort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir, To eat...mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies bonest William, whose heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't: The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - Liczba stron: 544
...Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot, too cool; for a drudge, disobedient; piafe, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest William, 5 whose heart... | |
| 1831 - Liczba stron: 790
...too proud for a wit; For a patriot too cool ; fora drudge, disobedient, And too fond of the rig/it to pursue the expedient. In short : 'twas his fate,...cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honest tWilliam, whose heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't ; The pupil... | |
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