 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy...  Poetical Works - Page 27by John Dryden - 1808Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1812 - 540 pages
...II. or of any other king. Widely different indeed they are from Dryden's exquisite delineation of the Blest madman, who could every hour employ. With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Of the prodigal with whom " Nothing went unrewarded — but desert;" and of the factious patriot,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman...hour employ With* something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Bailing, and praising, were his usual themes ; And both, to show his judgement, in extremes: So over-violent,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman!...hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy! Eailing, and praising, were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgement, in extremes: So over-violent,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...Hut, in the course of one revolving moon, M'as chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Hailing and praising were his usual themes, \nd both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...end buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ,...enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; j And both, to show his judgment) in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !• c. N° 163. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1711. Si quid ego uiljuero, curamve levasso Qua mine le cuquit,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...The Duke of Buckinghatn, See Note XVIII. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, \iBesides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman,...and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was God or... | |
 | England - 1821 - 778 pages
...long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, poet, statesman and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking. Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." And what's this... | |
 | Scotland - 1821 - 800 pages
...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, poet, statesman and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." And what's this... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy J Railing and praising were his usual themes, And, both to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over... | |
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