 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
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 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,...statesman, and buffoon; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. DRTDEN. E must now transport the... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 472 str.
...Was ev'rything 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 ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 str.
...mankind's epitome : Stiff" in opinion, 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 ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 str.
...mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, 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 ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 str.
...mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, 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 ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1846 - 572 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,...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to shew... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 str.
...mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinion, 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 all for teamen, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1846 - 482 str.
...epitome ; Stiff in opinion — always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, tut nothing long; Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." He died in wretchedness. Pope thus describes the miserable end of his career : " In the worst inn's... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 str.
...mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong. Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; aker still new praise. Ye ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy. Railing and praising were his usual themes... | |
 | 1847 - 526 str.
...wrong, Was everything 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. Spectator. 14. The way to conquer men is by their passions : Catch but the ruling foible of their hearts,... | |
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