 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 σελίδες
...or blame. it too much ;; (<») Vide Page 6. . (n) IbicL Who,, Who, born for the Univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave u,p, what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade (o) Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 642 σελίδες
...genius was fuch, We fcarcely can praife it or blame it too much : Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, kept draining his throat To perfuade Tommy Townfend * to lend him... | |
 | 1785 - 304 σελίδες
...genius was fuch, We fnarcely can juaife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the unive rfe uarrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade f Tommy Townfhend to lend him... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 σελίδες
...genius was fuch We fcarcely can praife it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the Umverfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Th'o' fraught with all learning, 'yet ftraining his throat Tb'perTuade * Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 σελίδες
...genius wasfuch, We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, ToperfuadeTommyTownfliend(o) to lend him... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 σελίδες
...genius was fuch We fcarcely can praife it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the Univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' frvigot with all learning, yet draining his ttl.OJt To perfu idc ¡I Tommy Townfliend to lend... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 σελίδες
...genius was fuch, J fcarcelv can praife it or blame it too much, Who born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went, on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought... | |
 | Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 σελίδες
...was fuch, " We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much ; " Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. K Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, " To perfuade Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 σελίδες
...intellectual feaft, regret that he fhould be charadlerifed as the man, /* Who born for the univerfe narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnibn faid, " It muft have come by infpiration. A thoufand,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 σελίδες
...intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, 'Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for...me to the beach, where we embraced and parted with tenderness, and engaged to correspond by letters. I said, ' I hope, Sir, you will not forget me in... | |
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. 
