| Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...of double Rhyme, muft have eleven ; as may be feen by thefe Verfes. A Mm fo various that he feem'du be Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome : Stiff in Opinion, always in the Wrong, Was evry thing hy ftarti, and nothing long }. But , in the Courfe of one revolving Moon, Was Fidler, Chymift,... | |
| 1729 - 332 pages
...has exprefled this very excellently in the Character of Zlmri. A Man fo various, that he feem'd to le Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinion,...Wrong, - Was every Thing by Starts, and Nothing long\ Sat in the Courfe of one revolving Moon, Was Chymijl, f idler, Statefman, and Buffoon. Then all for... | |
| 1729 - 342 pages
...: A Man fo various, that he feem'd to te Nat one, but all Mankind's Epitome-, , Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong;.. Was every thing by Starts, and Nothing long;. Hut, in the Courfe of one revolving Moon, Was Chymijl, I 'idler, Sta(efma.n, and, Buffoon : • Tttn... | |
| 1739 - 336 pages
...exprefled this very excellently ia ^ the Charafter tSZinri. jf Man fo 'various, that bt feenfd to It Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinion,...every Thing by Starts, and Nothing long ; But in the Courfe of one re<vol*ving Moon, Was Chymift, f idler, Stattfmati, and Buffoon. Then for fill Women,... | |
| Books - 1759 - 606 pages
...burk-Kjmug him, in the celebrated and ftill admired Rebtarfal. 4 A man fo various that he feem'd to be • Not one, but all mankind's epitome. ' Stiff...opinion, always in the wrong ; ' Was every thing by ttarts, and nothing long ; ' But, in the courfe of one revolving iqoon, ' Was Chymift, fidler, ftatefman,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1759 - 608 pages
...burlefquing him, in the celebrated and ftill admired Rthearfal. A man fo various that he fcem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, Wiis every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; Was Chymift,... | |
| 1778 - 350 pages
...has expreuedthis very excellently in the character of Zimri. " A man fo various, that he feem'd to be . " Not one, but all mankind's epitome. " Stiff...opinion, always in the wrong, " Was every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; " But in the courfe of one revolving moon, " Was chymift, fiddler, ftatefman,... | |
| 1794 - 450 pages
...finished by Mr. DRYDEN, and raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did ZIMRI stand: A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of... | |
| John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...universally acknowledged to be one of his happiest performances. In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, 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... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...acknowledged to be one of his- happiest performances. In the first rarik of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, 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 coarse of one... | |
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