 | France - 1841 - 764 pages
...Maintenon's letters to the Princess des Ursins betray the im* " 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 everything by starts, and nothmg long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 846 pages
...the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be .V '! everything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he seem'd to myself. Yet by your gracious patience I ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 pages
...With this manly resolution, he prosecuted his journey to London. 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, but nothing long; Who, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...be found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham:— 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 chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - England - 1845 - 484 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 ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 372 pages
...found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham : — A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong y Was everything by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - Gramont, Philibert, comte de, 1621-1707 - 1846 - 562 pages
...these lines : — " 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, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long, But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - Labor - 1847
...cottage leaves the palace far behind." XL. THE UNSTABLE WORKING-MAN. " 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 turns, and nothing long. But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fuller, statesman, and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he secm'd to n quaternian run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix, And nourish all things ; let ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
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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... 
