 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 str.
...stood in the couplet where Mr. Townshend is now introduced : " Though fraught with all learning kept straining his throat, " To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the minutiae of my collection, that Johnson was once drawn to serve... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 str.
...intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, "Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind." My revered friend walked down with me to the beach, where we embraced and parted with tenderness, and... | |
 | John Britton - 1807 - 252 str.
...became a cobler at last. Goldsmith records of Burke, that '< Though born for the universe, he narrow'd his mind, And to Party gave up what was meant for mankind." But here, the case was reversed, as Our political fop Cave up to mankind what was meant for the shop.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 str.
...intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, " Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, "It must.have come bv inspiration. A thousand,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 str.
...attorney. i* Vide page 53. ("a) Since this note was written o£ " Galvaw, or the death of Christ." Mere lies our good Edmund,* whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, bom for the universe, narrow'd his mindi And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 446 str.
...of Burke, and support myself by the authority of Goldsmith, who ventured early to lament that • he narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. But the awful history of our own times has persuaded me lo forbear; for of Burke, at least, posterity... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 str.
...genius was fuch, We fcarcely can praife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade Tommy Townfhendtf to lend him... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 str.
...applause transgress not virtue's rules : A witty sinner is the worst of fools. On Mr. Edmund Burke. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind. And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 str.
...Yet some have declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, Vim! sly -boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such,...or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind: [his throat Though fraught with... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 str.
...applying to him the lines of Goldsmith, with which we close our observations. A man whose genius is such We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrows his mind, And to party gives up what was meant for mankind, ARTICLE 1 !. flints on the National... | |
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Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind... 
