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... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 76by Alexander Pope - 1854Full view - About this book
| 1836 - 932 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in tin- wrong; Wan every thing us men, when the person who provoked their jealousy...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... | |
| Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - Authors, English - 1836 - 556 pages
...nowhere more faithfully delineated than in " Absalom and Achitophel," under the name of Zimri ; Who in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. He was violently opposed to Clarendon, hated Ormond, and was no friend to Arlington. — Clarendon's... | |
| Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1836 - 556 pages
...nowhere more faithfully delineated than in " Absalom and Achitophel," under the name of Zimri ; Who in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. He was violently opposed to Clarendon, hated Ormond, and was no friend to Arlington. — Clarendon's... | |
| Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...every thing by starts, and nothing long! Rut in the course of one revolving moon. Was ehymist, tiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting,...Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking ; Blesa'd madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish, or to enjoy ! In squandering... | |
| Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 pages
...and contradictory character. CHARACTER OF THE DOKE OP BUCKINGHAM. 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 chemist, fiddler,... | |
| John Dryden - 1837 - 482 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long \ But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
| Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 294 pages
...and contradictory character. CHARACTER OP THE DDKE OF BUCKINGHAM. 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 chemist, fiddler,... | |
| John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...he Not one, hut all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing hy starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chvmist, fiddler, statesman, and huffoon :* Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinkin,. [i"g.... | |
| Fashion - 1849 - 468 pages
...Common Prayer." 1 See the character of Buckingham, as "Zimri," in Dryden's " Absalom and Achitophel" '' A man so various that he seemed to be, Not one, but...epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was eve^rthing by starts, and nothing long, Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
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