| 1849 - 468 Seiten
...Buckingham, as "Zimri," in Dryden's " Absalom and Achitophel" '' A man so various that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was eve^rthing by starts, and nothing long, Who in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
| 1841 - 986 Seiten
...George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham, in his court dress. " 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,... | |
| 1867 - 738 Seiten
...his name calls up ! He it was whom Dryden immortalized as " A man so various, that he seem'd to bo Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by turns, and nothing long ; Who, in the course of one revolving moon, Was fiddler, chymist,... | |
| 1840 - 372 Seiten
...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, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,... | |
| Johnstone - 1840 - 386 Seiten
...where he stands : — 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, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
| 1841 - 500 Seiten
...is in these lines. "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, ndler, statesman and... | |
| 1841 - 764 Seiten
...Maintenon's letters to the Princess des Ursins betray the im* " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's everything by starts, and nothmg long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 Seiten
...the land ; In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various, that he seem'd to be .V '! everything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 486 Seiten
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| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 Seiten
...princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various that he seem'd to myself. Yet by your gracious patience I ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,... | |
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