 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
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Quotations, English - 1855 - 612 pages
...shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape. Pope's Essay on Man. 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 starte, and nothing long. But in the eourse of one revolving moon, Was ehymist, fiddler, statesman... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1855 - 580 pages
...stand: A man so various, that he seemed to bo 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 women, painting,... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...dona. M 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 chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Blest madman, who could... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1881 - 738 pages
...205. 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 women, painting,... | |
 | James Baldwin - English language - 1882 - 632 pages
...Zimri : A man so various tJiat he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Htiff 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 women, painting,... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - Literary Criticism - 1883 - 490 pages
...princes of the land; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand; A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong; Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1883 - 544 pages
...they be : — " In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - Literary Criticism - 1883 - 500 pages
...princes of the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was everything by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | Dutton Cook - Acting - 1883 - 378 pages
...Absolom and Achitophel, writing of the Duke of Buckingham — A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long, But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | A L. G - 1883 - 94 pages
...Handel, the immortal composer of the " Messiah," FLAUTO SOLO. " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by turns, and nothing long, But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was monarch, fiddler,... | |
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