 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 ten thousand freaks that...  Poetical Works: With a Memoir - Pagina 147di John Dryden - 1866Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pagine
...wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and huffoon: S5o Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pagine
...fomcthing new to wifli, or to enjoy ! Railing and praifing were hi* ufual themes ; Ami l» it h, to Ihfw his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was Gnd or Devil. In fquandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but delcrt. Beggar... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagine
...nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagine
...nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : . Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking. 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 - 1800 - 662 pagine
...for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Bless'd madman ! who could every hour employ, With something new, to wish or to enjoy 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to shew his judgment) in extremes ; So over-violent,... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pagine
...buffoon: 55* Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to shew his judgment) in extremes; So over... | |
 | 1803 - 402 pagine
...of one revolvmg moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, paintings, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ In something new to wish or to enjoy ! In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pagine
...and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhiming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that dy'd in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy !' ADDISON. C. 1 In his " Absalom and Achitophel." 2 This character was designsd for George Villiers,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pagine
...happiness, " Bur, in the course of one revolving moon, " Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : " Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking ;...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." WENTWORTH DILLON, Earl of Roscemmtn, contemporary with BUCKINGHAM, was also a man of considerable learning... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pagine
...dissenting clergymen, expelled by the Act of Conformity. J The Duke of Buckingham. SCQ pote XVIII. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was God or... | |
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