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. 1785-1824 - Page 290edited by - 1910Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pages
...can praise it, or blame it, too much; \Vho, born tor the universe, narrow'd his mind, Arrl to puny gave up what was meant for mankind ; Though fraught...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tom,my Townsendf to jend him a vote : -,. Wiio, too deep for his hearers, stilj weflt on refia 5°K' - - And... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good * Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely...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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...declared, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good {Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can...or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning,... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can...or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; * David Garrick, Esq. f Counsellor... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...declar'd, and it can't be denied 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good^f Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise...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,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...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... | |
| Joseph Stevens Buckminster - 1821 - 448 pages
...and support myself by the authority of Goldsmith, who ventured early to lament that • be narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. But the awful history of eur own times has persuaded me to forbear; for of Burke, at least, posterity... | |
| John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...assertion that he belonged to the school of Dryden. Churchill — Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind^— Churchill was one of the first to seek in the " Mac-Flecknoe,"the "Absalom," and the " Hind and Panther,"... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...Counsellor John Ridge, a gentleman belonging to the Irish bar. 10 Sir Joshua Reynolds. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can...or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : [throat, Though fraught with all... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pages
...denied 'era. That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to h-uif 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose g< uius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the universe, nam)*-'d his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : Though fraught with all learning,... | |
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