 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 all...  A Handbook of English Composition - Page 286de James Morgan Hart - 1895 - 360 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be, Not one, bat 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, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...prinees of the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be ! thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the eourse of one revolving moon, M'as ehemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1825 - 426 pages
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 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, hut all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by start.-, und nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pages
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 | 1827 - 404 pages
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 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 pages
...same foundation : 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 chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1829 - 366 pages
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 | 1830 - 480 pages
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 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 pages
...profligate nobleman , is thus graphically described by Dryden ; " 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, but nothing long, Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
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