 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,...  The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things - Sivu 9tekijä(t) William Hazlitt - 1826 - 472 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 sivua
...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 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/... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 sivua
...for 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 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.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 sivua
...deep for 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 for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool ; for a drndge, disohedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 sivua
...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 wit; For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 sivua
...* An eminent attorney. t Vide page G8. t Vide page 68. §Mr. T. Townshend, member. for. Whitthurch. 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.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 sivua
...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; 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;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 sivua
...deep for his hearers,still wenton refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of 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 expedient.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 sivua
...for his hearers, still wt-nt on re fin ng, And thought of convincing, while they thought of 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 disnti e-.lient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | 1823 - 848 sivua
...for 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 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.... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 sivua
...too deep for his hearers, still went on reh'nAnd thought of convincing while they thought of 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 expedient.... | |
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