 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...  Peveril of the Peak - Pagina 108door Walter Scott - 1822 - 320 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1794 - 450 pagina’s
...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking : Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pagina’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,...statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : . Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking. Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could ever)'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pagina’s
...in opinions, always in the wrong . Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the conrse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pagina’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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 324 pagina’s
...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long j But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd iu thinking. Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pagina’s
...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 pagina’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,...Statesman, and Buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who cou'd every... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 pagina’s
...mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by turns and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler,...statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pagina’s
...mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by turns and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler,...statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could every... | |
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