 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy!  The British Essayists - Pagina 141geredigeerd door - 1808Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pagina’s
...wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and huffoon: S5o Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, 335 And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pagina’s
...in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry 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, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pagina’s
...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,...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, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagina’s
...for women, painting, 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 ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to shew his judgment) in extremes ; So over-violent,... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pagina’s
...revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in...hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !' ADDISON. C. 1 In his " Absalom and Achitophel." 2 This character was designsd for George Villiers,... | |
 | 1803 - 466 pagina’s
...revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in...hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !' ADDISON. C. * In his " Absalom and Achitophel." 2 This character was designed for George Villiers,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pagina’s
...and butfoon : Then nil for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pagina’s
...thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy!... | |
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