 A man so various, that he 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, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then...  The Spectator - Página 2071739Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 páginas
...stand ; A man so various, that he 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 chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | 1824 - 292 páginas
...he seem'd to be - t No. 163. THE SPECTATOR. 7 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, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting-,... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 páginas
...stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be, Not one, bat 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 chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 páginas
...stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, ng north Thiek elouds aseend, in whose eapaeious womb A vap'ry deluge lies, to eourse of one revolving moon, M'as ehemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | John Harman Bedford - 1825 - 250 páginas
...for wear, and valued women with Turkish precision ; he was fiery, and ever "Stiff in extremes, and always in the wrong,. Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; One day for fiddling, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 páginas
...stand : A man so various, that he 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, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...has expressed this very excellency 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,...every thing by starts, and nothing long! But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | 1830 - 602 páginas
...nil fitit unquam sic impar sibi — and Dryden's lines — Л man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion,...the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing lung ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 páginas
...; A man so various, that he seem'd to be nt 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 chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : 550 Then all for women,... | |
 | 1833 - 270 páginas
...sacrificed every thing. Dryden, who knew him well, described him as, A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; \V;is every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,... | |
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