 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...  Specimens of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices, and ... - 第 307 頁Thomas Campbell 著 - 1841 - 716 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Charles Knight - 1858 - 560 頁
...epitome : Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong, Was every thing by starts and nothing long ; But, iu the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking." f ««Life," Partiii. p. 21. Drydcn, " Absalom and Achitophel." 3U4 THE CABAL MINISTRY. [1607. Ashley,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England) - 1859 - 568 頁
...nothing long, But, in the course of one revolving moon. Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buftbon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides...! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And hoth, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 頁
...immortal character of the Duke of Buckingham : — A n;an so various, that he seemed to be Not one, out all mankind's epitome : , Stiff in opinions, always...fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking Blest madman! who could... | |
 | Denys Thompson - 1978 - 252 頁
...of Buckingham: 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,...long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman and buffoon; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 336 頁
...and balanced: 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,...long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; . . . The description of Monmouth (as Absalom) courting the... | |
 | Alan L. Mackay - 1991 - 312 頁
...of Buckingham who 'made the whole body of vice his study'] A man so various that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions,...moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Absalom and Achitophel I, 545 89 Mere poets are sottish as mere drunkards are, who live in a continual... | |
 | Richard Jenkyns - 1992 - 526 頁
...did Zimri stand: A Man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one. but all Mankind's Epitome. StitTin Opinions, always in the Wrong; Was Everything by Starts,...long: But, in the Course of one revolving Moon, Was Chymist, Fidler, States-man, and Buffoon; Then all for Women, Painting, Rhiming, Drinking, Besides... | |
 | Arthur Asa Berger - 220 頁
...and turned into a form of victim humor. Satire (language) A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome: Stiff in opinions,...But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, statesman, fiddler, and buffoon; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking Besides ten thousand... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 頁
...Cressida, act 3, sc. 2, I. 77-80 (1609). Inconsistency 1 A man so various, that he seemed tobe Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions,...moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman and buffoon. JOHN DRYDEN, (1631-1700) British poet, dramatist, critic. "Absalom and Achitophel," pt. 1,1.545-50(1681).... | |
 | Denis Mack Smith - 1997 - 556 頁
...champion of tradition, at another the herald of a new age. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrongi Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in...moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman and buffoon. At once revolutionary and conservative, Catholic and an ti religious, socialistic and bourgeois, the... | |
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