 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, statesman, and buffoon ; Then...  The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson - Page 145by British essayists - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 pages
...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,...hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy • ! • " Absalom and Ahithopel." It is perhaps unnecessary to observe, that the character of Zimri... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long! But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking; UleBs'd madman, who could every hour employ Tn something new to wish, or to enjoy!... | |
 | Medicine - 1830 - 602 pages
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing lung ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking, are applicable to thousands besides the author of the Rehearsal. In all these cases... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1831 - 542 pages
...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, and buffoon." He died in great misery. Pope thus describes the miserable end of his career : " In the worst inn's... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : 550 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... | |
 | Periodicals - 1833 - 270 pages
...mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; \V;is every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman und buffoon • Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 516 pages
...mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, . Iways in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...rhyming, drinking. Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Flest madman- who could every hour employ. With something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 486 pages
...mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, <ilways in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon. Was chemist,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who cull every hour employ* With something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in tin- wrong; Wan every thing by starts, and nothing long; rovoked their jealousy is taken from them. Then it...furiously, and throws off all the mixtures of suspicion w Besidea ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Bl«nt madman, who could every hour employ, With... | |
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