 A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then...  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Page 231by Hippolyte Taine - 1866Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and huffoon: S5o Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did ZIMRI stand: A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff...statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...seem'd to be Not on«£ but all "mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ, With something new, to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could ever)' hour employ, With something new, to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...shall raise me to the heights of happiness, " Bur, in the course of one revolving moon, " Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : " Then all for women,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscemmtn, contemporary with BUCKINGHAM, was also a man of considerable learning... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome* Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...seera'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolvmg moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, paintings, rhyming,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Still' in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman, and butfoon : Then nil for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 468 pages
...seeiu'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 434 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He 's every thing by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Waschymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went... | |
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