 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...  Essays of John Dryden - Page 197by John Dryden - 1882 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...enoyment in their own minds. Mr. Dryden las expressed this very excellently in the character of Zimri: " rcumstances by his looks, that I have sometimes employed myself f epitome. Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thin? by starts, and nothing lohf I But in... | |
 | Thomas Shepherd Munden - Actors - 1844 - 348 pages
...every other. His tragedy, which was never very good, became at last intolerable ; but he — " Was a man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome." He tried all sorts of experiments, — building, book-writing, book-selling, and the freak... | |
 | Gregory Godolphin - Clergy - 1844 - 260 pages
...the Mormons or not, time will show. Here endeth the narrative of the indescribable Obadiah Keedle. " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but many men's epitome." CHAPTER XX. CERTAIN MEMBERS OF CERTAIN CHURCHES. Colonel Henry Blumford, a member... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 292 pages
...discourse, and this only in one line (the last but three), is to be found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham : — 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...discourse, and this only in one line (the last but three), is to be found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham:— 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... | |
 | Henry Allon - Christianity - 1866 - 606 pages
...Russia, France, and Poland), were considered proficients in the gift of tongues. While Wyndham was thus " So various that he seemed to be Not one but all mankind's epitome" — he was also ready to speak in the House when it was thought necessary by his friends or... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 402 pages
...discourse, and this only in one line (the last but three), is to be found in his immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham : — A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, bat all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - Great Britain - 1846 - 564 pages
...137. Dryden's character of him is in these lines:— " 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long, But,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1846 - 482 pages
...character of this highly-gifted but profligate nobleman, is thus graphically described by Dryden: " A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's, epitome ; Stiff in opinion — always in the wrong — Was every thing by starts, tut nothing long;... | |
 | James Thorne - Thames River (England) - 1847 - 480 pages
...considerable ability ; even Dryden, in the exquisite portrait of him as Zimri, admits that he was " A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome :" though he somewhat qualifies the praise — if praise it be— in the next lines : — "... | |
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