 | 1774 - 846 Seiten
...place, Sir, [with a razor. To eat mutton cold, or cut blocks with Here lies honeft William, f whofe heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't ; The pupil of impulfe, it ibrc'd him along, His conduit Hill right, with his argument wrong ; Still aiming at honour,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 Seiten
...too cool ; for a drudge, difobedient, And too fond of the right to purfue the expedient. In fhort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. (o) Mr. T. Townfend, Member for Whitchurch. D Here Here lies honeft (p) William, vvhofe heart was a... | |
 | 1778 - 630 Seiten
...too cool ; for a drudge, difobedient, . And too fond of the right to purfue the expedient. In ihort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. (/) Author of the Weft-Indian, Fafluonable Lover, the Brothers, and other dramatic pieces. (g) Donor... | |
 | 1785 - 316 Seiten
...place, fir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. dining; Here lies honeft * William, whofe heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't ; The pupil of impuife, it forc'd him along, His conduft ftill right, with his argument wrong ; Still aiming at honour,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 Seiten
...fond of the right to purfue the expedient. In fhort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, fir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honrft * William, whofe heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in 't;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 Seiten
...97. ' f Ibid. j Mr. T. Townihend, member for Whitchurcli. K i Here Here lies honeft* William, whofe heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knew half the good that wa* in't; The p,upil of impulfe, it forc'd him along, Hit conduct Hill right, with his argument wrong;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 Seiten
...too cool ; for a drudge, difobedient; And too fond of the right, to purfue the expedient. In fhort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, Sir, To eat...mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honeft WILLIAM, whofe heart was a min; , While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't : The... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 Seiten
...too cool ; for a drudge, difobedietit ; And too fond of the ri^ht to purfuc the expedient. In fhort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. A 2 Here * Mr. T. Tvanjind, mrmbtr J'or Here lies honcft William, whofe heart was a mint, While the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 Seiten
...fond of the right to purfue the expedient. In fliort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, fir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. Here lies honeftWilliam(/i),whofe heart was a mint, While the owner ne'er knewhalf the good that was in't; The... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 Seiten
...patriot too rafh, for a drudge difobedient, And too fond of the right to purfue the expedient. In ihort, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, Sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. The cold mutton, however applicable at the time it was written, is clearly fo no longe/, fince MJSI... | |
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Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining; Though equal to all things, for all things unfit, Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit : For a patriot, too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient... 
