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 Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Stran 61avtor: Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 118 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Edmund Henry Barker - 1829 - 794 strani
...the loss of such an intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, ' AV'ho born for the universe narrow'd his mind, ' And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ? ' " Dr. Johnson seems to have been imperfectly acquainted with Berkeley's doctrine," says the annotator... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1859 - 1090 strani
...opinion. lie did not say of them that Goldsmith said of Burke : — "Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind." He did not wish to insinuate any change of that kind, but he would say to those right hon. Gentlemen,... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 strani
...written for him by Goldsmith : — Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely con 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,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 strani
...denied 'em That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em Here lies our good Edmund,t whose genius wa tages for the empty pleasure of improving society. By his present method, he is liked by hU Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refin ing, And thought of convincing, while they thought... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 strani
...it can't be deny'd 'em, That sly-boots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or...mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : Tho' fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend|| to lend him... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 strani
...wit and livelinee* which distinguish the happiest of his prose writings. 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 liis mind, And to party gave up what was meant lor mankind. Though fraught with all learning,... | |
| 1831 - 790 strani
...fo) Since this note was written, of " Calvary, or the De*th of Christ " Hera lies our good 'Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it,...all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade tTommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 604 strani
...when we reflect on the f such an intellectual feast, regret that he should aracterised as the man, " Who born for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind 1 ? " r revered friend walked down with me to the i, where we embraced and parted with tenderand engaged... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 600 strani
...the loss of such an intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, " Who bom for the universe narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind1 ?" My revered friend walked down with me to the beach, where we embraced and parted with tenderness,... | |
| Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1831 - 422 strani
...mingle himself with the political wranglings of the day, that ' Born for the universe, he narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.' To the works, to which we have already alluded, we shall have occasion to recur in the course of this... | |
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