 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
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking Blest madman! who could every hour employ With something...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, [.ng, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thiukBlest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And hoth, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him «•:•-•... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England) - Great Britain - 1859 - 568 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something...! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And hoth, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 376 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy !' His elder sister, Lady Mary Villiers, had married the Duke of Richmond, one of the loyal adherents... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1861 - 804 pages
...deserved the character given by Dryden to a shallow celebrity of his day, — 11 Praising and railing were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment,...over violent, or over civil, That every man with him wan God or devil." We saw that he had a very convenient " rule of thumb" by which he apportioned praise... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 pages
...for preaching, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman who could every hour employ, With something...wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his various themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : In squandering wealth was his peculiar... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - Great Britain - 1861 - 504 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 !" His elder sister, Lady Mary Villiers, had married the Duke of Richmond, one of the loyal adherents... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...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... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - Authors, English - 1862 - 356 pages
...ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With someiidng new to wish, or to enjoy. Railing and praising were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgment- ia extremes ; So orer-rioleat. or over-civil, That every man with him was god or... | |
 | William Francis Collier - American literature - 1862 - 550 pages
...buffoon. Blest madman ! who could ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy. Bailing 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 devil. In squandering wealth was his... | |
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