 | British poets - 1822 - 290 стор.
...Irish bar. 10 Sir Joshua Reynolds. 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 : [throat, Though fraught with all... | |
 | 1823 - 848 стор.
...Wre scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born ïbr the universe, narrowed his mind, _ And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though...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... | |
 | 1824 - 720 стор.
...both its excellencies and defects : Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much ; Who, born for the...learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townsend to lend him a vote — Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 476 стор.
...modern times, without a rival or a second. We remember the verses, in which he is described to be one, " Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind." is some extenuation of them that, in his time, equal' subserviency, and equal adulation, were chargeable... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 368 стор.
...modern times, without a rival or a second. We remember the verses, in which he is Described to be one, " Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up, what was meant for mankind." But, if he had not been the very thing he was, would so many general truths have fallen from him ?... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 стор.
...truth in the same number of lines.— 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 стор.
...cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, ф 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 master of St. James' coffee-house,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 стор.
...was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can fool, the youngest wise : Which done, the poorest can no want narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind. Though fraught with all learning,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 стор.
...genius was sueh, We seareely ean praise it or blame it too mueh ; Who, bom for the universe, narrow'd Townshend to lend him a vote; Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 стор.
...reflect on the loss of ' such an intellectual feast, regret that he should be characterised as the man, " Who born for the universe narrowed his mind, " And to party gave up what was meant for mankind." Talking of the origin of language, Johnson said, " It must have come by inspiration. A thousand, nay... | |
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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, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind... 
