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
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 str.
...in opinions, always in the wrong . Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the conrse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,...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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 str.
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one revolving moon, Wasrhymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women,...Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking ; Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish, or to enjoy ! In squandYing... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 str.
...for women , painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking ; Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish, or to enjoy ! In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. This loose state of the... | |
| David Simpson - 1809 - 410 str.
...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,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." Dillon, earl of Roscommon, contemporary with Buckingham-, vvas also a man of considerable learning... | |
| Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 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,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ W^ith something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
| 1809 - 402 str.
...mankind's epitome: Si iii in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by start*, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and hufioon ; i in n all fur women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 str.
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long j But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd iu thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy*... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 str.
...•Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course ot' one revolving moon, Was ehymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women,...Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking: Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish, or to enjoy ! In squand'ring... | |
| David Simpson - 1810 - 422 str.
...every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, tidier, statesman and buffoon: Then all for women, painting,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscommon, contemporary wilh BUCKINGHAM, was also a man of considerable learning... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 str.
...every thing by starts, and nothing long, But, in the course of one revolving Moon, Was chymist, fuller, e, As profit is the loudest call of grace, His temple,...dispossess'd of one, would be Replenished with seve dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
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