 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...  The wits and beaux of society, by Grace and Philip Wharton - Page 10by Katherine Thomson - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, 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 : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 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...moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 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 ; * Note XVII. t The dissenting clergymen, expelled by the Act of Conformity.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 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 ; * Note XVII. f The dissenting clergymen, expelled by the Act of Conformity.... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...onr", but all mankind's epitome: Si iii in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by start*, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and hufioon ; i in n all fur women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pages
...opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; 164 THE SPECTATOR. No. But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon j Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, hut all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long : But, in the course of...moon, Was Chemist, Fiddler, Statesman, and Buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking.... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...one, but all mankind'^ epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by start», and nothing long ; but in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Ik-siiks... | |
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