 Was everything 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 ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could...  Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of ... - Page 333by Richard Warner - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy J Railing and praising were his usual themes, And, both to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...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 !* c. N°163. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1711. • Si quid ego adjuero, curamte levaiia Qua; mine te coquit,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...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 * ! No. 163. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1711. — Si quid ego adjuero, curamve levasio Quie nunc ie coquit,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ With something...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was god or... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest solemn troops and sweet societies, That чn;л. and singing in their glory 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes: So over... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 292 pages
...for women, painting-, rhyming, drinking; Besides ten thousand freaks that cly'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy!" • C. No. 163. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6. By Si quid ego adfuero, curamve levasso, Que nunc te coyuit, el... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who eould eonfin'd, 3Iake and maintain the balanee of the mind...strength and eolour of our life. Pleasures are ever in ou eivil, That every man with him was God or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peeuliar art: Nothing... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...besides ten thoua.mil freaks that died in thinking, Bless VI madman ! v.ho could every hour employ In something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes. And both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent, or over civil. That every man with him was God or... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 pages
...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 • ! • " Absalom and Ahithopel." It is perhaps unnecessary to observe, that the character of Zimri... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...enjoy ! . Railing and praising were his usual themes ; us And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with... | |
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