 Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune : Could love and could hate, so was thought somewhat odd ; No very great wit ;— he believed in a God. A post or a pension he did not desire, But left Church...  The Quarterly Review - Page 402edited by - 1914Full view - About this book
 | 1778 - 626 pages
...line in it, Come into a note here wild sufficient propriety. It WHS written in 1 761 . Too poor tor a .bribe, and too proud to importune; He had not the...fortune: Could love and could hate, so was thought somewhat'octdj No VERY GREAT WIT, HE BEUF.V'D H« A GoD. A post or a pension he did not desire, But... | |
 | 1791 - 634 pages
...a note here witk fufficient propriety. It was written in 1761. Too poor for a bribe, and too prond to importune ; He had not the method of making a fortune : Could love, and could hate, fo was thought fomewhat odd ; No VERY GREAT WIT, HE BELIEV'D IN A GOD. A poll or a penfion he did not... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...And keep my lady from her rubbers. GRAY OF HIMSELF. Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importno;, He had not the method of making a fortune; Could love and could hate, fo was thought fomething odd, No very great wit. he bcliev'd in a God : A pod or a penfion he did not... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 pages
...calm'd the terrors of his claws in gold. 2 7 Cambridge, May Ztb, 1736. GRAY OF HIMSELF. HTJO poor fora bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune; CouMlove and could hate,fo was thought fomething No very great wit, he believ'd in a God : [odd ; A... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...SKETCH HIS OWN CHARACTER. [ This was written in 1761, and was found in one of his PocVetBooks.] JL OO poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune ; He...hate, so was thought somewhat odd ; No VERY GREAT WlT, HE BELIE V*D IN A GoD. A Post or a Pension he did not desire, But left Church and State to Charles... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...SKETCH or HIS OWN CHARACTER. [This was written in 1761, and was found in one of his pocket-books.] 1 OO poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune ; He...could hate, so was thought somewhat odd; No VERY GREAT WlT, HE BELIEv'o IN A GOD. A Post or a Pension he did not desire, But left Church and State to Charles... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...SKETCH OF HIS OWN CHARACTER. [This was written in 1761, and was found in one of his pocket-books.] TOO poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune ;...could hate, so was thought somewhat odd; No VERY GREAT WlT, HE BELIEv'D IN A GoD. A Post or a Pension he did not desire, But left Church and State to Charles... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...stiiuing border round the margin roil'd, And calm'd the terrors of his claws in gold. GRAY OF HIMSELF. T^OO poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,...of making a fortune; Could love and could hate, so 'twas thought something odd ; Ko very great wit, he believ'd in a God : A post or a pension he did... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...it, come into a note here with sufficient propriety. It was written in l70l. Too poor for a hrihe, and too proud to importune; He had not the method...could hate, so was thought somewhat odd; No VERY GREAT WlT, HE BELJEv'D IN A GOD. A Post or a Pension he did not desire, But left Church and State to Charles... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...torn. VOL. I. 2 A SKETCH OF HIS OWN CHARACTERWRITTEN IN 1761, AND FOUND IN ONE OF HIs POcKET-BOOKs. Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune;...so was thought somewhat odd ; No very great wit, he believ'd in a God : A post or a pension he did not desire, 5 But left church and state to Charles Townshend... | |
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