...seldom read an American biography without thinking of Dry den's lines, — " ' A man so various that lio seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Who, in the course of one revolving moon, Was courtier, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.' Take Dr. Cone's life for instance. He was private tutor,...

...Mathews, when occupied in the composition of the ' Memoirs' of her husband,* the eminent comedian,— " A man so various, that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." At No. 33 died Madame Delille, in 1857, at an advanced age. This lady was the mother of the...

...the other side of the Channel — in England. And a strange character have we to deal with : — ' 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,...

...Buckingham, might with equal aptitude have been applied to the second Earl of Bristol. He was, indeed, " A man so various, that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." Yet among the various qualities presented to us with all the changing rapidity of a kaleidoscope,...

...Mathews, when occupied in the composition of the 'Memoirs' of her husband,* the eminent comedian, — " A man so various, that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." At No. 33 died Madame Delille, in 1857, at an advanced age. This lady was the mother of the...

...given to laughter, but whenever she looked at Lord Curryfin during breakfast she could not quite supA man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome, —passed through her mind as she looked at him. Lord Curryfin noticed the suppressed smile,...

...favourites, the star of Charles II. 's brilliant, unprincipled court, one who was, as Dryden says — " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but every man's epitome !" Can you not picture the brilliant rooms at Whitehall, the crowd of glittering...

...master on the other side of the Channel — in England. And a strange character have we to deal with : " A man so various, that he 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,...

...disappearance and his quiet courtesy and remarkably good manners in company. The lines of Dryden — A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome, — passed through her mind as she looked at him. Lord Curryfin noticed the suppressed smile,...

...knew not why, > Even at the sound himself had made." c 2 " Coming events cast their shadow before." " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one but all Mankind's epitome." 10. For an essay : — Either, — The advantages of an acquaintance with mathematical and...