 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...  The English Poets: Ben Jonson to Dryden - Sida 458redigerad av - 1880Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 sidor
...hours, the inevitable sentence will be past, that shall raise me to the heights of happiness, " Bur, in the course of one revolving moon, " Was chymist,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscemmtn, contemporary with BUCKINGHAM, was also a man of considerable learning... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 sidor
...long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri J stand ; A man so various, that he seemed to be Not...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,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 sidor
...long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri j; stand; A man so various, that he seemed to be Not...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,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 sidor
...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...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ W^ith something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 sidor
...Absalom and Achitophel, has drawn the following admirable portrait of him in the character of Zimri : " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but...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,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 sidor
...one, but all mankind'^ epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by start», and nothing long ; but in the course of one revolving...buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Ik-siiks ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking; Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ In... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 sidor
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; Hut, in the course of one revolving moon, M'as chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women,...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Hailing and praising were his usual themes, \nd both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 sidor
...finished by Mr. Dryden, and raised upon the same foundation : In the first rank of these did Zinari stand: A man so various, that he seemed to be Not...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing Ion;; ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 362 sidor
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women,...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy I Railing and praising were his usual themes, And, both to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over... | |
 | 1822 - 788 sidor
...one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Wu every thing byst*rtstancl f the willow-tree.' As Sir Roger was giving me this...upon i dispute that arose between them. Will it se t'reaki, that died in thinking ; Bless'd madman, that could every hoi.r employ In something new to... | |
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