 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...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..." And to party gave up what was meant for mankind ?" Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, "It must.have come bv inspiration. A thousand,... | |
 | John Britton - 1807 - 252 pages
...all, and became a cobler at last. Goldsmith records of Burke, that '< Though born for the universe, he narrow'd his mind, And to Party gave up what was meant for mankind." But here, the case was reversed, as Our political fop Cave up to mankind what was meant for the shop.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...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 his throat, To perfuade Tommy Townfhendtf to lend him... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 446 pages
...and support myself by the authority of Goldsmith, who ventured early to lament that • he narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. But the awful history of our own times has persuaded me lo forbear; for of Burke, at least, posterity... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...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 Townsend to lend him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...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: [his throat Though fraught with all learning, yet straining To persuade Tommy Townsbend" to lend ban... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 466 pages
...purchase. But why need I repeat what has been already said in so happy a manner by Goldsmith, of this great Man : " Who, born for the universe narrow'd his 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 give him a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...Here lies our good * Edmund, whose genius wa* 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, Topersuadef Tommy Townshend tolendhimavote;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 pages
...essential law, the constituent of its being. And of Shakespeare it could least of all be said, " he narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind." He represented men as he had seen them. And he could neither repeal nor ignore the old law of human... | |
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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. 
