 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 434 pages
...Vide Memoires de Gratnmont. * Zimri in Absalom and Achitophel. [" A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He 's every thing by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Waschymist,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri j; 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...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 every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri J 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...same inundation : 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 every tiling by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, "Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...in these lines : ' 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...same foundation. " 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 every tiling by starts, and nothing long ; E 2 174 THE SPECTATOR. No. 163. But in the course of one revolving... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...same foundation : In the first rank of these did Zirari 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long j But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...following admirable portrait of him in the character of Zimri : " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was Chymist,... | |
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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 all... 
