 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 Spectator - Strana 258upravili: - 1898Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 str.
...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,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 str.
...every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,...drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinkingBlest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 str.
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the eourse of one revolving moon, M'as ehemist, world along, And the sky saddens with the gather'd...whit'ning show'r deseends, At first thin wav'ring, eould every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 str.
...Was every thing by start.-, und nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, besides ten thoua.mil freaks that died in thinking, Bless VI madman ! v.ho could every hour employ In something... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 str.
...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,...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... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 str.
...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,...Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking; UleBs'd madman, who could every hour employ Tn something new to wish, or to enjoy! In squand'ring wealth... | |
 | 1830 - 602 str.
...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,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking, are applicable to thousands besides the author of the Rehearsal. In all these cases and such as these,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 str.
...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 - 1832 - 1022 str.
...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,...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy I Hailing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 str.
...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : 550 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! . Railing and praising were his usual themes ; us And both,... | |
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