 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 524 páginas
...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 - 1854 - 586 páginas
...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... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 578 páginas
...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,... | |
 | William Collins - 1854 - 430 páginas
...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, 't was his fate, unemployed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 páginas
...thought of dining : f 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 - 1856 - 448 páginas
...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, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1857 - 304 páginas
...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 rigid to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 páginas
...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, unemployed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 páginas
...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, unemployed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 páginas
...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,... 
