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" 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 everything by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then... "
Selections from the British Poets - Page 180
1840
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...right. 540 Such were the tools ; hut a whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In...Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be 445 Not one, hut all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; But, in the course...
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...character, that is wonderfully well finished by Mr. DRYDEN, and raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did ZIMRI stand: A man...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...own time to the present, it has been universally acknowledged to be one of his happiest performances. In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...present, it has been universally acknowledged to be one of his- happiest performances. In the first rarik of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, that...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the coarse of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler,...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1801 - 416 pages
...whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes cf the land: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand;...various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; SliiF in opinion, always in the wrong; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...character, that is wonderfully well finished by Mr. Dryden ', and raised upon the same foundation : ' In the first rank of these did Zimri * stand : A man...epitome* Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fidler,...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 3

Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 pages
...made Dryden satirise himself6. i 1 Vide Memoires de Grammont. * Zimri in Absalom and Achitophel. f " A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but...mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He 's every thing by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist,...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Collated with the Best Editions:

John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...right. Such were the tools ; but a whole hydra more Remains, of sprouting heads too long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In...epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course nf one revolving moon, Was chemist, tiddler,...
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Memoirs of Count Grammont, Volume 2

Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 pages
...courted. History of his own Times, Vol. I. p. 137. Dryden's character of him is in these lines : ' In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man...epitome: Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler,...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 312 pages
...character, that is wonderfully well finished by Mr. Dryden, and raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did Zimri stand : A man...epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every tiling by starts, and nothing long ; E 2 174 THE SPECTATOR. No. 163. But in the course of one...
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