Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; 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... Wit and Humor - Page 249by Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. Tu short, 'twas his fate, unemployed, or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers,...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. Of the... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend limb, and short of sight, Far from a lynx, and not a giant quite : I'll pnrsue the expedient. In short, 'twas hie fate, unemploy'd, orin place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...persuade Tommy Townshend* to lend him a vote; [ing, Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on reh'nAnd thought of convincing while they thought of dining...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... | |
| Phrenology - 1824 - 720 pages
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote — Who, too deep for his hearers,...still went on refining, And thought of convincing, when they thought of dining. Though equal to all things — for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - English literature - 1824 - 402 pages
...conversation was renewed by the English gentleman's repeating Goldsmith's celebrated lines on Burke — " Who too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining, In short 'twas his fate unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...attorney. 5 Vide page g3. 6 Vide page g3. 7 Mr T. Townshend, member for Whitchurch. RETALIATION. 95 Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1825 - 160 pages
...Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on nfining, And thought of convincing, while they thought o/ dining ; Though equal to all things, for all things...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... | |
| 1842 - 982 pages
...; that engages the reflecting minority. The liberator of the Hottentots, like the immortal Burke, ' Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining,...thought of convincing, while they thought of dining,' frequently talks an assembly of shallow men into marked and ill-maunered impatience, while discoursing... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend n for Thomas Tegg eonvineing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too niee... | |
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