 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 Philadelphia Souvenir: A Collection of Fugitive Pieces from the ... - Page 102publié par - 1826 - 212 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1870 - 696 pages
...and which, in fact, reminds us of nothing so much as Dryden's famous description of Achitophel, — " A man so various that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." So is it with Robert Browning's poem. It seems to contain every thing — the buried wisdom... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1870 - 730 pages
...and which, in fact, reminds us of nothing so much as Dryden's famous description of Achitophel, — " A man so various that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." So is it with Robert Browning's poem. It seems to contain every thing — the buried wisdom... | |
 | Henry Carrington Alexander - 1870 - 472 pages
...fancies): " Some of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In the first ranks of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome." Such encomium is, I think, not extravagant. He verily seemed to know everything. There were... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...Against the crown, and skulked behind the laws. VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, DELINEATED AS ZIMRI. A man * so various that he seemed to be Not one but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; 1 Others... | |
 | Walter Thornbury - 1870 - 344 pages
...died of a cold, caught out hunting. So perished Zimri. We all remember the sharp scourging lines : " 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,... | |
 | 1871 - 266 pages
...universal genius of Raleigh fills one with amazement : of no one could it be said with so much truth, "A man, so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome." "Raleigh," says Macaulay, "the soldier, the sailor, the scholar, the courtier, the orator,... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...which they covet. Dryden passes them all in review : ' In the first rank of these did Zimri 1 stand, 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... | |
 | 1871 - 730 pages
...views, &c., inserted loose lor illustrating. 4 voll., 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1833-39, $25.00 " A man so various, that he seemed to be N'ot one, but all mankind's epitome." — DRVDEN. MAYHEW. The Good Genius that Turned Everything into Gold. Illustrations by George... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 568 pages
...which they covet. Dryden passes them all in review : ' In the first rank of these did Zimri 1 stand, 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... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...l68a. SOME of their chiefs were princes of the land ; In tht' first rank of these did Zinn i stand ; shed ? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, — Wretch eve epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was everything by starts, and nothing long ; But,... | |
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