| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 páginas
...introduced: " Though fraught with all learning, kept ftraining his throat, " To perfuade Tommy Town/bend to lend him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the minutiae of my collection, that Johnfon was once drawn for the militia, the Trained Bands of the City... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 páginas
...Who, born for the universe, narrow.d his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind : Tho' fraught with all learning, kept straining his throat. To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, sfill went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 páginas
...party gave up what was meant for mankind. * Vide page 73. f Ibid. Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Townshend* to lend him a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 páginas
...his " hitching in a rhyme ;" for, that in the original copy of Goldsmith's character of Mr. Burke, in his " Retaliation," another person's name stood...him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the minutiae of my collection, that Johnson was once drawn to serve in the militia, the Trained Bands of... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 páginas
...his " hitching in a rhyme ;" for, that in the original copy of Goldsmith's character of Mr, Burke, in his " Retaliation," another person's name stood...fraught with all learning kept straining his throat, if To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him- a vote." 1 " Anecdotes," p. 43. 1784. It may be worth remakring,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 páginas
...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 a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on rer fining, And thought of convincing, while they thought... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 páginas
...of Goldsmith'» character of Mr. Burke, in his " Retaliation," another person's name »tood in tli* couplet where Mr. Townshend is now introduced : " Though fraught with all learning kept straining hit throat, " To pertuade Tommy Towntlteud to lend bim a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 páginas
...his miiHl, 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 a vote ; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 378 páginas
...of his " hitching in a rhyme;" for, that in the original copy of Goldsmith's character of Mr. Burke, in his " Retaliation," another person's name stood...him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the mimttice of my collection, that Johnson was once drawn to serve in the militia, the Trained Bands of... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 382 páginas
...his " hitching in a rhyme ;" for, that in the original copy of Goldsmith's character of Mr. Burke, in. his " Retaliation," another person's name stood...learning kept straining his throat, To persuade Tommy Towmhend to lend him a vote." It may be worth remarking, among the minntite of my collection, that... | |
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