 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...  Anecdotes of Polite Literature ... - Page 361764Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Historical fiction, Scottish - 1871 - 654 pages
...resolution, he prosecuted his journey to London. CHAFER TWENTY- EIGHTH. A man so various, that be seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions — always in the wrong — Was everything by starts, but nothing long ; Who, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Clara Bellew - 1871 - 328 pages
..."Who wrote this concerning another unpopular character ? — " ' A man so various that he scem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long." " " I've heard that before," said the captain, after a moment's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 380 pages
...of the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand, A man so various that he seemed to be 545 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,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 368 pages
...of the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand, A man so various that he seemed to be 545 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,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1871 - 832 pages
...1850, p. 8vo, (Percy Soo. Pub. :) see Lon. Athen., 1850, 1276. "A man so various, that he scem'd to bo 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* AVas chymist,... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...princes of the land ; In the first rank of these did Zirnri 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 everything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - English poetry - 1872 - 396 pages
...the land ; Kwifn In the firs' 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 everything by starts, and nothing long ; » Q B S oi K H Z js M a o £ p E g 3 n o z K But, in the... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 590 pages
...princes of the land : 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 everything by fits, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | John Earle - English language - 1873 - 702 pages
...Bliss, 1811; p. 116. or, as in Dryden's character of Villiers : — ' 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,... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 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 everything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
| |
