 | 1729 - Počet stránok 342
...fame Foundation. IN the firfl Rank ofthefe did Zimriftand : A Man fo various, that he feem'd to te Nat one, but all Mankind's Epitome-, , Stiff in Opinions,...wrong;.. Was every thing by Starts, and Nothing long;. Hut, in the Courfe of one revolving Moon, Was Chymijl, I 'idler, Sta(efma.n, and, Buffoon : • Tttn... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - Počet stránok 644
...despight, Because they could not help believing right. 540 Such were the tools ; hut a whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some...Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be 445 Not one, hut all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; But, in the course... | |
 | 1794 - Počet stránok 450
...character, that is wonderfully well finished by Mr. DRYDEN, and raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did ZIMRI stand: A man...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Počet stránok 674
...present, it has been universally acknowledged to be one of his- happiest performances. In the first rarik of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, that...every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : . Then all for women,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Počet stránok 670
...present, it has been universally acknowledged to be one of his happiest performances. / • / .'' ' / ' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man' so various, that he seem'd to be Not on«£ but all "mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts,... | |
 | 1801 - Počet stránok 416
...whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes cf the land: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand;...various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; SliiF in opinion, always in the wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 402
...has expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri. A man so various, that he seera'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions,...starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolvmg moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, paintings, rhyming,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - Počet stránok 446
...thousands ends." Afr. DRYDZN describes this Nobleman as being — " A man so various, that he scem'd to be " Not one, but all mankind's epitome : " Stiff...always in the wrong ; " Was every thing by starts, and nc/thmglong ; E •' But, 33. We have also an uncommon alarm given us in a Letter from, another Nobleman,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - Počet stránok 498
...made Dryden satirise himself6. i 1 Vide Memoires de Grammont. * Zimri in Absalom and Achitophel. f " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He 's every thing by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - Počet stránok 374
...despite, Becanse they could not help believing right. Such were the tools ; but a whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some...thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,... | |
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Some of their chiefs were princes of the land: 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 everything by starts, and nothing long; But,... 
