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. The American Biblical Repository - Էջ 1361837Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 էջ
...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 gave u,p, what was meant for mankind. Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, To perfuade (o) Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
| Several Hands - 1774 - 642 էջ
...whofe 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. Though fraught with all learning, kept draining his throat To perfuade Tommy Townfend * to lend him... | |
| 1785 - 316 էջ
...whofe 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 hit throat, To perfuade f Tommy Townfhend to lend him... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| James Roach - 1794 - 272 էջ
...Edmund, whofe genius was fuch We fcarcely can 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 learning, 'yet ftraining his throat Tb'perTuade * Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 էջ
...esourgoodEdmund(;z),whofe genius wasfuch, 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, ToperfuadeTommyTownfliend(o) to lend him... | |
| Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 էջ
...Edmund, whofe genius was fuch, J fcarcelv 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. Who, too deep for his hearers, ftill went, on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 էջ
...whofe 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' frvigot with all learning, yet draining his ttl.OJt To perfu idc ¡I Tommy Townfliend to lend... | |
| Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 էջ
...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. K Tho' fraught with all learning, yet ftraining his throat, " To perfuade Tommy Townfend to lend him... | |
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