“A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinions,…”

“A man possessed of splendid talents, which he often abused, and of a sound judgment, the admonitions of…”

“Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused or disabused; Created half to rise, and…”

“Of right and wrong he taught Truths as refined as ever Athens heard; And (strange to tell!) he…”

“There was once, in a remote part of the East, a man who was altogether void of knowledge…”

“For him was lever han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of…”