 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 Life of John Locke - Pagina 271door Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 506 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Johnstone - 1840 - 386 pagina’s
...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...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pagina’s
...: A man so various, that he seem'd to be .V '! one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was everything by starts, and...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | 1841 - 764 pagina’s
...all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's everything by starts, and nothmg long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert ! BeggarM by fools,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 838 pagina’s
...be Not one, bat all mankind's epitome : >uff in opinions, always in the wrong ; ¡ Was ererytliing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1841 - 208 pagina’s
...friendless, miserable, and despised : — " Stiff in opinions, always in the wronfr, Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long : But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."— DRYDEN. The younger brother, Lord Francis, was killed... | |
 | 1841 - 500 pagina’s
...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, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1842 - 322 pagina’s
...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, fiddler, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides a... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1843 - 428 pagina’s
...Buckingham, who figured so conspicuously in the reign of Charles II., and who, in the language of Dryden, " Was everything by starts, and nothing long ; But,...moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." Some of the prominent leaders in the French Revolution, that remarkable period of political tempest,... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1843 - 428 pagina’s
...Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by fits, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving...moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." BUTLER, DUKE OF ORMOND. JAMES, the grandson of Sir Walter Butler, of Kilcash, in the county of Tipperary,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1843 - 720 pagina’s
...to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Woe ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking. Besides... | |
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