 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 : in Two Volumes - Página 9por William Hazlitt - 1826 - 912 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 páginas
...deep for hU 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.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 páginas
...much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. 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, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 páginas
...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.... | |
 | New York Public Library - 1914 - 616 páginas
...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.... | |
 | Marion Mills Miller - 1916 - 496 páginas
...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.... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 964 páginas
...for his hearers, still went on refining, 35 And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; yder For a patriot too cool; for a drudge disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient.... | |
 | Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 páginas
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining j 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.... | |
 | Ernest Bernbaum - 1918 - 422 páginas
...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:... | |
 | William Henry Hudson - 1918 - 186 páginas
...for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining ; 2 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 - 1919 - 106 páginas
...for his hearers, still went on refining, 35 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.... | |
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