 | Several Hands - 1774 - 642 էջ
...pointed and jutl. As a fpccimen, we {hall give the epitaph on the celebrated orator, Mr. Burke : * Here lies our good Edmund, whofe genius was fuch,...mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, kept draining his throat To perfuade Tommy Townfend * to lend him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 էջ
...Yet fomehave declar'd, and it can't be. denied 'em,. That fly-boots was curfedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good (») Edmund,. whofe genius was...fuch,, We fcarcely can praife it, or blame. it too much ;; (<») Vide Page 6. . (n) IbicL Who,, Who, born for the Univerfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party... | |
 | 1778 - 630 էջ
...Yet föme have declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That fly-boots was curfedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whofe genius was fuch,...much ; • . Who, born for the Univerfe, narrow'd hit mind, And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ¿training... | |
 | 1785 - 316 էջ
...declar'd, and it can't bejeny'd 'em, That fly-boots was curfedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good f Edmund, whofe genius was fuch, We fcarcely can praife...And to party gave up what was meant for .mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining hit throat, To perfuade f Tommy Townfhend to lend him... | |
 | 1785 - 320 էջ
...Yet fome have declar'd, and it can't be deny'd 'em, That fly-boots was curfedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good -)- Edmund, whofe genius was fuch,....praife it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the univerfe«arrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tfao' fraught with all... | |
 | 1785 - 304 էջ
...genius was fuch, We fnarcely can juaife it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the unive rfe uarrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade f Tommy Townfhend to lend him... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 էջ
...declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That fly-boots was curfedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies bur good f Edmund, whofe genius was , fuch, We fcarcely can praife...Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, -And tp party gave up what was meant for mankind: Thoiigh fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat>... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 էջ
...intellectual feaft, regret that he fhould be characterifed as the man, " Who born for the univerfe narrowed 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 tendernefs,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 էջ
...fly-boot* was curiedty cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good* EDMUND, whofe genius v^as fuch, ^\Ve fcarcely can praife it, or blame it, too much ; Who, born for the univerfe, narrow'd his mind, •_ And to party gave up what wa» meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet ftraining... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 էջ
...Yet fome have deelar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That fty-boots was curfedly cunning to hide "em. Here lies our good Edmund, whofe genius was fuch We...praife it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the Umverfe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Th'o' fraught with all... | |
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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, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. 
