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 all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking,... The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines ... - Page 309by Francis Wrangham - 1816Full view - About this book
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| 1803 - 472 pages
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