 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 σελίδες
...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 - 720 σελίδες
...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 - 408 σελίδες
...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 - 370 σελίδες
...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 - 160 σελίδες
...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 - 600 σελίδες
...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) - 436 σελίδες
...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 - 256 σελίδες
...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 - 544 σελίδες
...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 - 790 σελίδες
...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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Who, too 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... 
