 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...  Longman's Handbook of English Literature - עמוד 218מאת R. McWilliam - 1900 - 608 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 דפים
...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 ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, 335 And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man, with... | |
 | 1794 - 450 דפים
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry 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, rhiming, drinking : Besides... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 דפים
...painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ, With something new, to wish or...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to shew his judgment) in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was GOD or... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 דפים
...rhyming, drinking. 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 praising were his usual themes, And both (to shew his judgment) in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was GOD or... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 דפים
...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, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | 1803 - 466 דפים
...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,...thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !' ADDISON. C. * In his " Absalom... | |
 | 1803 - 472 דפים
...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,...thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !' ADDISON. C. 1 In his " Absalom... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 468 דפים
...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...moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded, but desert ! Beggar' d by fools,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 דפים
...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, (idler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar ait, Nothing went unrewarded... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 דפים
...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... | |
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