 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...that he seemed 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 chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 426 pages
...seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thin); by starts, and nothing long ! But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...seem'd 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 all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking. Besides... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...that he seem'd to be, Not one, bat all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But in the...moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinkingBlest... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...that he 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, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 292 pages
...163. THE SPECTATOR. 7 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 chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting-, rhyming, drinking; Besides... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was le, who sit'st above these Heavens TJ us mvisible, or dimly seen la these thy lowest w chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1825 - 398 pages
...that he 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...revolving moon, Was chymist, fidler, statesman and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking ; Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking."... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...hut all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by start.-, und nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, besides ten thoua.mil... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...Not one, but all mankind's epitome 7 Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by fits, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. no SHEFFIELD, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, KG Great Sheffield's Muse the long... | |
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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... 
