 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 Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages - Page 330by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett Duchess of Cleveland - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 538 pages
...Not one, hut all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions — always in the wrong — "Was every thing by starts, but nothing long Who, in the course of...statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. DRYDEN. WE must now transport... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1841 - 252 pages
...— " Stiff In Mpinimis, nlwnya in the wrong, VV:is ev'ry thing by ntarts, and nothing long : lint in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." — DRYDEN. The younger brother, Lord Francis, was killed near Kingston-upon-Thames, in 1C48, at the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong. Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinkin::. Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could ev'ry hour employ... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 pages
...Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions — always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, but nothing long; Who, in the course of...statesman, and buffoon; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. DRTDEN. E must now transport the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 292 pages
...Buckingham :— 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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking Blest madman ! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...Buckingham:— 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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Slat madman! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 282 pages
...Buckingham:— 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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...Buckingham : — 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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pages
...Buckingham:— 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 all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could... | |
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