 A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then...  The Spectator - Página 2071778Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 páginas
...fcore. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In tt.e firft rank o! thefe did Zlmri itahd : A man fo various, that he feem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : StifTin opinions, always in the wrorg; Was every thine by ftaits, and nothing long ; But,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 páginas
...Dryden has expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri: A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one revolving moon, Was ohymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 páginas
...has expressed this very excellently in the character of Ziinri: A man so various that he seera'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in I ho wrong, i Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one revolving moon,... | |
 | John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 páginas
...George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and...nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, 549 Was chymift, fidler, ftatefman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 páginas
...and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and...nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, 549 Was chymift, fidler, flatefman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking.... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 páginas
...in the character of Zimri t : ' Л man во various, that he seeinM to be Not 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 moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | British autography - 1819 - 392 páginas
...elected Chancellor of Cambridge. Drydcn's verfes are very characteristic of him after the Reiteration : A man fo various, that he feem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; But in the courfe of... | |
 | 1821 - 800 páginas
...state." Again, look at the famous sketch of the Duke of Buckingham. " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, poet, statesman and... | |
 | 1821 - 778 páginas
...tute." Again, look at the famous sketch of the Duke of Buckingham. " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, poet, statesman and... | |
 | 1822 - 788 páginas
...expressed this very xcellently in the character of Zimri ;•(• ( A man M various, that he seem'd to cast and been cast so often, that he is not now worth thirty. I suppose he is Wu every thing byst*rtstancl nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon. Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
| |
