 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
 | 1917 - 578 pages
...mankind's 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." He was taken suddenly ill near Kirkby Moorside, contracting a chill by sitting on the damp grass after... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1871 - 654 pages
...A man so various, that he seero'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. DRTDEN. WE must now transport... | |
 | William Hepworth Dixon - 1871 - 386 pages
...sire, — ' Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by turns, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.' Though often in the Tower, he always left it with a jest, as though a prison were no more to him than... | |
 | William Hepworth Dixon - 1871 - 392 pages
...sire, — ' Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was everything by turns, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon "Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.' Though often in the Tower, he always left it with a jest, as though a prison were no more to him than... | |
 | Joseph Butterworth Owen - 1873 - 400 pages
...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, ' < He's everything by starts, and nothing long. But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggard by fools, when... | |
 | John Earle - 1873 - 702 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.' Absalom and Acbilopbel. ' interest. ' He hates our sacred Nation ; and he railes Even there where Merchants... | |
 | Frederick A. Laing - 1873 - 262 pages
...mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long; Bat, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate." FROM Absalom... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 740 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 : 550 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1875 - 518 pages
...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, but nothing...statesman, and buffoon ; Then, all for women, painting, fiddling, drinking ; Besides a thousand freaks that died in thinking. DRYDEN. Duke of Buckingham, whom... | |
 | John Walker Vilant Macbeth - 1875 - 558 pages
...epitome. Stiff in opinion, 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 buffoon. Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could... | |
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