 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 trang
...performances. In the first rarik 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 coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 trang
.../ ' 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, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | 1803 - 472 trang
...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, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 trang
...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 in opinions, 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,... | |
 | 1803 - 402 trang
...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, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolvmg moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 trang
...Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Mill' in opinions, always in the wr Was cv'ry thing by Iturts, and nothing long; But in the courfe of one revolving moon Was chemilt, fiddler, ftatefman, and bulii-on ; Thtnaltforwoinen,paimiii£,rliyming,drinking, Befi'lcstenthoufand... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 trang
...Memoires de Gratnmont. * Zimri in Absalom and Achitophel. [" A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all 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, Waschymist,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 trang
...the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri J 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 thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 trang
...the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri j; 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 thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler, statesman,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 trang
...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 every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman,... | |
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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... 
