 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...  An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea and Its Environs ... - Strana 317podľa Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - Počet stránok 459Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Henry Allon - 1866 - Počet stránok 606
...Russia, France, and Poland), were considered proficients in the gift of tongues. While Wyndham was thus " So various that he seemed to be Not one but all mankind's epitome" — he was also ready to speak in the House when it was thought necessary by his friends or... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1846 - Počet stránok 564
...137. Dryden's character of him is in these lines:— " In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1846 - Počet stránok 482
...character of this highly-gifted but profligate nobleman, is thus graphically described by Dryden: " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's, epitome ; Stiff in opinion — always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, tut nothing long; Who in the course... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - Počet stránok 300
...cottage leaves the palace far behind." XL. THE UNSTABLE WORKING-MAN. " 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 turns, and nothing long. But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fuller,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - Počet stránok 712
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he secm'd to n quaternian run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix, And nourish all things ; Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,... | |
 | James Thorne - 1847 - Počet stránok 480
...considerable ability ; even Dryden, in the exquisite portrait of him as Zimri, admits that he was " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome :" though he somewhat qualifies the praise — if praise it be— in the next lines : — "... | |
 | 1847 - Počet stránok 486
...tranquillity ; so that I soon became the fac simile of Dryden's pasquinade upon the royal duke — " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind') epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by (tarts, and nothing... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - Počet stránok 334
...pleasure. He is now best known from Dryden's masterly portrait of him in the ' Absalom and Achitophel.' " A man so various, that he seemed to be, Not one, but...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,... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1849 - Počet stránok 440
...OP BUCKINGHAM. [This is the Duke of Buckingham, who survives in the satires of Dry den and Pope : " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but...epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by turns, and nothing long." The following letter was written probably early in 1666,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1850 - Počet stránok 996
...The Rehearsal ;" and in return Drydcn thu» describes him as Zimi in Absalom and Achitophcl." — " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but...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 Wss chemist,... | |
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