 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 strani
...of Pope. and inequalities under an 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... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 strani
...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. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1826 - 568 strani
...our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or hlame it too much; Who, horn for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 strani
...display of subtilty, united with brilliance, might his contending with Berkeley have aflorded us ! How must we, when we reflect on the loss of such an intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterized as the man, " Who, bom for the universe, narrow'd hie mind, And to party gave up «hat... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 strani
...display of subtilty, united with brilliance, might his contending with Berkeley have aflorded us ! How must we, when we reflect on the loss of such an intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterized as the man, " Who, born fur the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 strani
...harsh verses and inequalities under an 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,"... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1827 - 312 strani
...yet no act of meanness, and many pf kindness and liberality, are recorded of him " That he narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind " GOLDSMITH. may be true, and may be lamented :—but, that literature suffered by it, is very questionable.... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1827 - 318 strani
...yet no act of meanness, and many of kindness and liberality, are recorded of him " That he narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind " GOLDSMITH. may be true, and may be lamented :—but, that literature suffered by it, is very questionable.... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1827 - 316 strani
...yet no act of meanness, and many of kindness and liberality, are recorded of him " That he narrowed .his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind" . • • GO1D5MITH. . may be true, and may be lamented :—but, that literature suffered by it, is... | |
 | 1827 - 576 strani
...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. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townsend to give him... | |
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How must we, when we reflect on the loss of such an 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 
