 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
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...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...States-Man, and Buffoon: Then all for Women, Painting, Rhiming, Drinking; Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking.:i 9 Unlike Pope, Dryden makes... | |
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