 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pàgines
...LancU- _ "\ " In th« foft Rank Of theft did Zimri ftaad : C j A man fo various, that he feem'd to be Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong : Was every thing by ftarts, and Nothing long 5 But, in the coutfe of one revolving Moon, Was Chymift, Fidler, Sratefman... | |
 | 1718 - 348 pàgines
...Foundation. I-Nthefrft Rank ofthffidid T,imr\ftand: A Man fo various, tfaf be feem'd to bt Hot me, but ail Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by Starts, and nothing loaf ; B::t, in the Ojurje of we revoking M on, Was Cbjmift, f idler, State/matt, and Bnjfcov » Then... | |
 | 1729 - 342 pàgines
...fame Foundation. IN the firfl Rank ofthefe did Zimriftand : A Man fo various, that he feem'd to te Nat one, but all Mankind's Epitome-, , Stiff in Opinions,...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... | |
 | 1729 - 332 pàgines
...Zlmri. A Man fo various, that he feem'd to le Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinion, always in the 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... | |
 | 1739 - 336 pàgines
...tSZinri. jf Man fo 'various, that bt feenfd to It Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in Opinion, always in the Wrong, Was 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,... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pàgines
...the firft rank of thefe did Zimri ftand ~. A man fo various that he feemed to be .Not one, but ail mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, Was Chymift, fidler, ftatefman,... | |
 | 1758 - 508 pàgines
...Madame Guytn. ' Drydtns Abfahm ani AMttfhtl. UIW And Zimri, A manfo various, that "he feem'd to be Nat one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong : Was every thing by ft arts, and nothing long; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, Was cbymift, fidler, ftatefman,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1870 - 712 pàgines
...and which, in fact, reminds us of nothing so much as Dryden's famous description of Achitophel,— " A man so various that he seemed to be, Not one, but all mankind's epitome." So is it with Robert Browning's poem. It seems to contain every thing — the buried wisdom... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pàgines
...princes of the land ; In the firft rank of thefe did Zimri ftand : A man fo various, that he feem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; But, in the courfe of one revolving moon, Was chymift, fidler, ftatefman,... | |
 | 1764 - 198 pàgines
...idea muft that give? , In the firft rank of thefe did Zirari ftand. A man fo various that he feemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts, and nothing long ; But in the courfe of one revolving moon, Wa"s chymift, fidler, ftatefman,... | |
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In the first rank of these did Zimri' stand, 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,... 
