 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
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 sivua
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing , while they thought of (lining ; 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 Forster - 1848 - 1294 sivua
...deep for his hearers, stitt 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 Forster - 1848 - 740 sivua
...deep for hu hearers, utill'went on rtfmlng, And thonght of convincing, while they thought nf 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,... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 sivua
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of din ing. 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 - 1851 - 160 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 drudge disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 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 drudge disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 606 sivua
...deep for hie 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 apedùnt.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 476 sivua
...for his hearers, still went on refimng, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining :t 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, disolfedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 596 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 drudge, disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 378 sivua
...these lines of Gray gave a hint to Goldsmith for his Character of Burke in the ' Retaliation :' ' 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.'... | |
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