 | John Dryden - 1866 - 348 pagina’s
...despite, Because they could not help believing right. sui Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of sprouting heads too long to score. Some...Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be us But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : «o Then... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 pagina’s
...despite, Because they could not help believing right. *" Such were the tools : but a whole Hydra more Remains of sprouting heads too long to score. Some...land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; Ver. 626. For who to fit to reign as Aaron's race.'} In tl e flnt edition: For who so fit far reign... | |
 | S S. Pugh - 1867 - 300 pagina’s
...of. " Look here, Arthur," he said, as he read with taste and emphasis the following passage : ' ' ' Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man as various that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the... | |
 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1868 - 168 pagina’s
...which he gives the following character of Buckingham : — Such were the tools ; but a whole Hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long, to score. Some...so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all Mankinds Epitome. Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long... | |
 | John Milton - 1869 - 588 pagina’s
...which he gives the following character of Buckingham : — Such were the tools ; but a whole Hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long, to score. Some...of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that be seem'd to be Not one, but all Mankinds Epitome. Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 pagina’s
...see visions. — Joel ii. 28. 8 Cf. Young, Night Thoughts, v. 661. Absalom and Achitophel continued.] A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but...epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long. But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1869 - 156 pagina’s
...which he gives the following character of Buckingham : — Such were the tools ; but a whole Hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long, to score. Some...so various, that he seem'd to be Not one. but all Mankinds Epitome. Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pagina’s
...taker of bribes." 43. David, King Charles II. 113. CHARACTEB or ZIMRI (VILLIERS, Duke of Buckingham). Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In...Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Nos one, but all mankind's epitome : 5 Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 pagina’s
...a son. Absalom and Achitophel. THE CHARACTER OF VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, DELINEATED AS ZIMRI. SOME of their chiefs were princes of the land : In...of these did Zimri 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 everything... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - 1869 - 498 pagina’s
...what a master of his art Dryden was. Here is his great character of Villiers, Duke of Buckingham : — A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but...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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Some of their chiefs were princes of 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 everything by starts, and nothing long; But,... 
