 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 chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then...  Specimens of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices, and ... - Seite 307von Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 716 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 402 Seiten
...immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham : — A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, bat all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always...fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 Seiten
...stand ; 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 everything by starts, and...chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then all for teamen, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong. Was ev'rything ess change Vary to our great Maker still new praise. Ye ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy. Railing and praising were his usual themes... | |
 | James Thorne - 1847 - 480 Seiten
...epitome :" though he somewhat qualifies the praise — if praise it be— in the next lines : — " Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was everything...long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." (Absalom and Achitophel.) And what follows is well known.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 Seiten
...masterly portrait of him in the ' Absalom and Achitophel.' " A man so various, that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; . Stiff in opinions,...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ; Bailing and praising were his usual themes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1849 - 388 Seiten
...poet, statesman, fiddler, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman...wish or to enjoy. Railing and praising were his usual thcmct, And both, to show his jndgment in extremes. So over violent, so over civil, That every man,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 Seiten
...Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in tne courue 0 A ŀ 0 A $ ᆀ 0 $ § ev'ry hour employ With something new to winh, or to enjoy. Railing and praising were his usual themes... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1850 - 502 Seiten
...and orgies of the wild and witty Duke. His idle fancies, projects, and follies, are well known : Who, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Dryden might have mentioned, among the number, his passion for building, which the Duke called his... | |
 | 1851 - 604 Seiten
...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 opinions,...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy !" DRYDEN. Absalom and Achitophel. Now for the little hunchback of Twickenham : " In the worst inn's... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...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...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy!" DRYDEN. Absalom and AchitojAel. » Now for the little hunchback of Twickenham— In the worst Inn's... | |
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