 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...  Imagination and Fancy: Or, Selections from the English Poets, Illustrative ... - Seite 32von Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 255 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Denys Thompson - 1978 - 252 Seiten
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something...judgment, in extremes; So over violent or over civil 128 That every man with him was God or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 Seiten
...if we have to borrow the money to do it with. Artemus Ward (1834-1867) American journalist Extremism So over violent or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil. John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, dramatist I would remind you that extremism in the defense of... | |
 | Richard Jenkyns - 1992 - 526 Seiten
...Painting, Rhiming, Drinking, Besides ten thousand Freaks that died in Thinking. Blest Madman, who eould every Hour employ. With Something New to wish, or to enjoy! Railing and Praising were his usual Theams; And Both (to shew his Judgment) in Extreams: So over Violent, or over Civil, That every Man,... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 Seiten
...she lived there. QUENTIN CRISP (b. 1 908). British aulhof . The Naked Civil Servanf, ch. 3(1968). 2 JOHN DRYDEN (1631-1700). English poei, dramatist, crilic. Absalom and Achilophet, pi. 1 . 3 I would... | |
 | Elly Groenenboom-Draai - 1994 - 662 Seiten
...lals 'Zimri'l op de hak nam.'" Drydens vernietigend oordeel over Villiers luidt daar: "in squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art:/ Nothing went unrewarded...Beggar'd by fools. whom still he found too late./ He had his jest. and they had his estate."'" inde RH speelt Dryden verder bij mijn weten geen rol.... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 2007 - 764 Seiten
...the Judge." It works brilliantly in defining the paradoxes of human character; again, Dryden's Zimri: "So over Violent, or over Civil, / That every man, with him, was God or Devil." And for the elegant brutality of realistic assessment, the couplet is unsurpassed: See how the World... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 Seiten
...character (Sir Oliver Surface) meets up with another with the line, "Mr. Stanley, I presume?" Extremism 1 So over violent, or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil. JOHN DRYDEN, (1631-1700) British poet, dramatist, critic. "Absalom and Achitophel," pt. 1, 1.557-8(1681).... | |
 | Alexandre Beljame - 1998 - 528 Seiten
...died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both,...peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools whom he still found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | Paul Hammond - 2002 - 484 Seiten
...for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blessed madman, who could every hour employ With something...praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgement, in extremes: So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In... | |
 | John Dryden - 2003 - 1024 Seiten
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...themes; And both (to show his judgment) in extremes: So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man, with him, was God or devil. In squandering wealth was... | |
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