 Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could...  Select British Classics - Page 2281803Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 368 pages
...one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; 550 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, 555 And both,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1871 - 910 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking ; Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...ehymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Hi-sides ic claim To quench it!) here shines on me still the same. Faithful remembrancer With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his iHiial themes ; And both, to... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, all, The burial-stone, Of all that beauty, life, and...Remain alone ! One year, — one year, — one little y With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1872 - 582 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy I" DRYDEN. Absalom and Ackitophel. Now for the little hunchback... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - English poetry - 1872 - 396 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, a Ed X EX U. E With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! E H a g 3 Railing and praising were his usual... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 590 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! » « * « » * In squandering wealth was his peculiar art;... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 388 pages
...one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; 550 Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent... | |
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