| Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...the land : 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 the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 292 pages
...of these did /imri stand: A man so various, that he seem'd to be - t No. 163. THE SPECTATOR. 7 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,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...of the land; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand: A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not is universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ; thyself how wondrous then ! laspeakable, who sit'st starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be, Not one, bat 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 chymist, fidler, statesman,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not ! starts, and nothing long ; But, in the eourse of one revolving moon, M'as ehemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...: 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 the wrong ; Was every thing by start.-, und nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 pages
...foundation : 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 the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long : But, in the course of one revolving moon, , Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1831 - 542 pages
...profligate nobleman , is thus graphically described by Dryden ; " A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, — always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, but nothing long, Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be nt 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 chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...JOHN DRYDEN. [From " Absalom and AchitopM."} A CHARACTER. 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 chemist, fiddler,... | |
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