 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, statesman, and buffoon ; Then...  The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell - Page 349by Joseph Addison - 1804Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and huffoon: S5o Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...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...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ, With something new, to wish or to enjoy... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,...rhyming, drinking. Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could ever)' hour employ, With something new, to wish or to... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opimons, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of...moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : 1 hen all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 582 pages
...seeni'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...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, SEPT. 6,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 312 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epiiome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...shall raise me to the heights of happiness, " Bur, in the course of one revolving moon, " Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : " Then all for women,...rhyming, drinking ; " Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscemmtn, contemporary with BUCKINGHAM, was also a man... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 412 pages
...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, fidler, statesman, and buftbon: Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking- i Besides ten thousand... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...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, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...be NI; onej hot all mankind's epitome • Stiff ID opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of...chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all fur women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bint ni.i-li.-i.... | |
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