 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...they thought of dining ; Though equal to all things, for all thini;* 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, unemployed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...they thought ะพ dining: Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, all their load of learning on his back. Shame 10 our ancest disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...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. In abort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | Art - 1832 - 616 pages
...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 disobedieut, Aud too fond of the right to pursue the expedieut. In fine, 'twas his fate, nuemploy'd... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...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 ; In fine, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 pages
...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. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 pages
...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. * David Garrick, Esq. t Counsellor... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Medicine in literature - 1839 - 360 pages
...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. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...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 ; In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...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. In short 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
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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, sir,... 
