 | 1821 - 800 trang
...Resolved to ruin, or to rule the state." Again, look at the famous sketch of the Duke of Buckingham. " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of... | |
 | 1821 - 778 trang
...Kcsolvod to ruin, or to rule the tute." Again, look at the famous sketch of the Duke of Buckingham. " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 trang
...true plot amongst the false was lost. Absalom Senior. Note XVIII. In Ihejlrst rank oflhese did Zlmri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. — P. 233. This inimitable description refers, as is well known, to the famous George Villiers,... | |
 | Niccolò Forteguerri - 1822 - 280 trang
...no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfilness!" Shakespeare, Hen. IV. " In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man...various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epit6meV' Dryden, Abs. and Achit. " Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 362 trang
...appellations, he thus paints our singularly accomplished, and, I am afraid, somewhat dangerous neighbour. In the first rank of these did Zimri 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 every... | |
 | 1822 - 788 trang
...wn minds. Mr. Dryden has expressed this very xcellently in the character of Zimri ;•(• ( A man M pounds a year ; but he ha cast and been cast so often, that he is not now opinion, always in the wrong, Wu every thing byst*rtstancl nothing long; But in the course of one revolving... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1822 - 1024 trang
...howsomdever, d'ye sec " [indent satire on glorious John ; but he tickled Buckingham off for it — ' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various ' " " Hold your peace," said Dunce, drowning the voice of the admirer of Dry den in louder and more... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 trang
...that is wonderfully well finished by Mr. Dryden, and raised upon the same foundation : In the fir^t rank of these did Zimri stand : A man so various,...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,... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 426 trang
...enjoyment in their own minds. Mr. Dryden has expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri : A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thin); by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 278 trang
...enjoyment in their own minds. Mr. Dryden has expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri : A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one... | |
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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,... 
