 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...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,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could ever)' hour employ, With something new, to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagina’s
...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,...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... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pagina’s
...hours, the inevitable sentence will be past, that shall raise me to the heights of happiness, " Bur, in the course of one revolving moon, " Was chymist,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscemmtn, contemporary with BUCKINGHAM, was also a man of considerable learning... | |
 | 1803 - 442 pagina’s
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long 5 But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,...statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking ; Blest madman, who could every... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 468 pagina’s
...to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He's every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 pagina’s
...Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one revolving moon, Wasrhymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women,...Besides ten thousand freaks, that died in thinking ; Bless'd madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish, or to enjoy ! In squandYing... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pagina’s
...thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 pagina’s
...dissenting clergymen, expelled by the Act of Conformity. J The Duke of Buckingham. SCQ pote XVIII. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pagina’s
...dissenting clergymen, expelled by the Act of Conformity. J The D'uke of Buckingham. Sea pote XVIII. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 pagina’s
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing 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 every hour employ W^ith something new to wish, or to enjoy... | |
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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... 
