 | 1794 - 450 pages
...finished by Mr. DRYDEN, and raised upon the same foundation. " In the first rank of these did ZIMRI stand: 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 ev'ry thing by starts, and nothing long ; But,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...universally acknowledged to be one of his- happiest performances. In the first rarik of these did Zimri stand ; 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long; But,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...universally acknowledged to be one of his happiest performances. In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But,... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes cf the land: In the first rank of these did Zimri stand; A man so 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,... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...finished by Mr. Dryden ', and raised upon the same foundation : ' In the first rank of these did Zimri * stand : 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long ; But,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : la the first rank of these did /imri stand , A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Still' in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long; But,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 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 all mankind's epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, He 's every thing by starts, and nothing long: But... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...Senior. Note XVIII. 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. — P. 233....Duke of Buckingham, son of the favourite of Charles 1., who was murdered by Folton. The Restoration put into the hands of the most lively, mercurial, ambitious,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...long to score. Some of their chiefs were princes of the land : In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; 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 every thing by starts, and nothing long; But,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 346 pages
...Vol. I. p. 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 seem'd 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,... | |
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A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome... 
