 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
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1846 - 482 pages
...to be Not one, but all mankind's, epitome : Stiff in opinion — always in the wrongWas every thing by starts, but nothing long; Who in the course of...moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."' He died in wretchedness. Pope thus describes the miserable end of Ins career : " In the worst inn's... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 pages
...epitome : Stiff in opinion, 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 teamen, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 770 pages
...Stiff in opinions— always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, but nothing long; Who, in tbe course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,...statesman, and buffoon; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. DRYDEN. E must now transport the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 766 pages
...V. A man 90 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,...statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking ; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. Dn/dm WE must now transport the... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 pages
...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, and bufibon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 752 pages
...V. 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,...statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking ; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. Dryden WE must now transport... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 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,...; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Resides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could ev'ry hour employ With... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853 - 710 pages
...be 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 one revolving moon, Was chemist, f,ddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking; Besides a thousand... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 708 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 one revolving moon, Wan chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1853 - 544 pages
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; Bnt in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman and bnffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in... | |
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