 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 works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell - الصفحة 349بواسطة Joseph Addison - 1804عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...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 one revolving Moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 514
...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 squandering wealth, was his peculiar art, Nothing went... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 386
...to be Mot one, hut all mankind's epitome : Mill' in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long, But, in the course of one revolving moon, Vita city mist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 802
...one, but all mankind'^ epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by start», and nothing long ; but in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Ik-siiks... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 598
...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 one revolving moon, " Was chymist, fuller, statesman, and buffoon." With all these qualifications, however, and notwithstanding... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - عدد الصفحات: 574
...sort of superfluous turn or flourish added to the latt long i\ liable, as in Drydeu's Absalom, &c. " Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, "...Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking." Note, These trochees, instead of the last long syllable, are very seldom admitted in grave poems in... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 532
...Not one, but all 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...buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could every hour employ With something... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...Not one, but all 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...buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman! who could every hour employ With* something... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 316
...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing Ion;; ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist,...thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !• c. N° 163. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; Hut, in the course of one revolving moon, M'as chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all...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!... | |
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