 | 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,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every...nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, 549 Was chymift, fidler, flatefman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking.... | |
 | John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 pages
...to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every...nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, 549 Was chymift, fidler, ftatefman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...the same foundation. In the first rank of theie 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, Wa» Chemist, Fiddler, Statesman,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...foundation. In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, hut 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, Fiddler, Statesman,... | |
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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... 
