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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... "
The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's - Page 190
by Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 312 pages
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opimons, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of...moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : 1 hen all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking....
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 312 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epiiome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides...
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Select British Classics, Volume 12

1803 - 412 pages
...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, and buftbon: Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking- i Besides ten thousand...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...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, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...be NI; onej hot all mankind's epitome • Stiff ID opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the course of...chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all fur women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bint ni.i-li.-i....
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Poetical Works

John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Still' in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman, and butfoon : Then nil for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 3

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 pages
...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, Was chymist, (idler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar ait, Nothing went unrewarded...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland ...

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 pages
...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, fidler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 20

John Bell - 1807 - 494 pages
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, "Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : 550 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...
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Spenser. Shakespeare. Milton. Dryden. Pope. Young

Percival Stockdale - 1807 - 628 pages
...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 chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon ! Then all for women ; painting; rhyming ; drinking ; Besides...
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