 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pagina’s
...his verse it would be vain to eulogise. [Character of Shaftcsbury.] [From ' Absalom and Achitophel.'] same writer has pointed out the entircness of Browne...every subject before him. He never wanders from it, counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ;... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1844 - 468 pagina’s
...madhouse, or, at best, succeed to the delusions, without the cheerful intervals, of Cowper. CHAPTER XV. " Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit, Restless — unfixed in principles and place." — DRYDEN. " Whoever acquires a very great number of ideas interesting to the society in which he... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...his metre." i CHARACTER OF SHAFTESBURY UNDER THE NAME OF ACHITOPHEL." OF these3 the false Achitophel4 was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst ; For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfixed in principles and place ;... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in power, and public office high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first, — A name...Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul,'lhat working... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in power, and public office high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first, — A name...Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, Inpower unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, that working... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 410 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in power, and public office high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first,— A name...Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix 'd in principles and place, In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, that working... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 478 pagina’s
...the Second, and the " Achitophel " of Dryden's immortal poem. For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...verse it would be vain to eulogise. _ [Character of Sliaftabury.] [From ' Absalom and Achitophel. "] present deity, the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god ami crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...eulogise. [Character of Shnftafou.ry.'] [From ' Absalom and Achitophel.'] Of these the false Achitophel wan @ counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ;... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1850 - 556 pagina’s
...Charles the Second, and the " Achitophel " of Dryden's poem : — For close designs, and crooked counsels fit . Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...power unpleased, impatient of disgrace . A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay.... | |
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Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst: For close designs and crooked councils fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace: A fiery... 
