 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, and buffoon: Then...  The Spectator - Page 2071739Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 486 pages
...min so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, <ilways in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon. Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women painting,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 516 pages
...in so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, . Iways in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 350 pages
...BUCKINGHAM. 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, and buffoon: Then all for preaching,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 pages
...BUCKINGHAM. 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, and buffoon : Then all for preaching,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...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, and buffoon :* Then all for women, painting,... | |
 | Literature - 1841 - 500 pages
...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, ndler, statesman and buffoon. Thon all for women, painting,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri: " A man so various, that he seemed to be ometimes employed myself from Charing-Cross to the Royal thin? by starts, and nothing lohf I But in tbe course of one revolving moon. Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - London (England) - 1842 - 322 pages
...Bayes, in the " Rehearsal." Dryden limns Villiers thus :— " A man so various that he scem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by fits, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was poet, statesman,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1846 - 482 pages
...profligate nobleman, is thus graphically described by Dryden: " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's, epitome ; Stiff in opinion...always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, tut nothing long; Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - Gramont, Philibert, comte de, 1621-1707 - 1846 - 572 pages
...stand ; A man so various that he seemed 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, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting,... | |
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