 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pagini
...stand : 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, and...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising... | |
 | Johnstone - 1840 - 386 pagini
...stand ; 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, and...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pagini
...: A man so various, that he seem'd to be .V '! one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was everything by starts, and...long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | 1841 - 764 pagini
...all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's everything by starts, and nothmg long ; But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert ! BeggarM by fools,... | |
 | 1842 - 712 pagini
...wrong, Was everything hy starts, and nothing Ion»; Hut in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman and buffoon : Then all for women,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died In thinking. Blest madman, who could every huur employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Hailing and praising... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pagini
...epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thin? by starts, and nothing lohf I But in tbe affable, or a good-natured man; and upon our first going into a company of strangers, our bene painline. rhyminf. drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thin king; Bless'd madman, wbo... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1843 - 428 pagini
...Buckingham, who figured so conspicuously in the reign of Charles II., and who, in the language of Dryden, " Was everything by starts, and nothing long ; But,...moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon." Some of the prominent leaders in the French Revolution, that remarkable period of political tempest,... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 484 pagini
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was ev'rything by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of...rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman ! who could ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 292 pagini
...— 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...long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pagini
...but three), is to be found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham:— Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and...long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides... | |
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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... 
