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... Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of ... - Page 333by Richard Warner - 1824Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 294 pages
...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...long ! But in the course of one revolving moon, Was ohymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women , painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 340 pages
...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, Wasrhymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 296 pages
...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, Waschymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every tiling 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... | |
| Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in...in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...onr", but all mankind's epitome: Si iii in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by start*, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and hufioon ; i in n all fur women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
| David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pages
...Mr. DRYDEN describes this Nobleman as being — " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in...in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, tidier, statesman and buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking; Besides ten thousand... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...'' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in...in the course of one revolving Moon, Was chymist, fuller, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
| Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...that he seemed 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...moon, Was Chymist, Fidler, Statesman, and Buffoon. In squandering wealth, was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools,... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...foundation. In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, hut all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in...long : But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was Chemist, Fiddler, Statesman, and Buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
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