 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 lehte
...Impotence ! Such ihamelefs Bards we^have; add yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...learned lumber in his head, * • With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, • ••••. And always lift'ning to himfelf appears : •' All books... | |
 | 1720 - 302 lehte
...impotence! Such ftiamelefs bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears,. And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads... | |
 | Robert Morris - 1734 - 298 lehte
...Tope has very juftly defcrib'd the Character of fuch a one in his Efiay on Criticifm, where he fays, The bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read, With Loads of learned Lumber in his Head, &c. And in another Part of the fame Eflay juftly concludes, One Science only, will one Genius fit,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 lehte
...Per/tn. P. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true. There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, <5TJ And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 lehte
...Impotence. 610 Such fliamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too, The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 6 i $ And always liil'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 lehte
...yet ^tis true, There are as mad abandon'd critics too. The book- full blockhead, ignorantly read, 615 With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue, ftill edifies his ears, And always lifVning to himfelf appears All books he reads, and all he reads... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...Impotence. 610 Such fhamelefs Bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 615 And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 lehte
...Impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. 611 The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, NOTE s. With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. 615 All... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 lehte
...Impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. 6 ji The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftiJl edifies his ears, And always, lift'niog to himself appears. 615 All books he reads,, and; ajl... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 lehte
...impotence. Such fhamelefs bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignOrantly read, With loads...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads... | |
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All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down to Durfey's Tales. With him, most authors steal their works, or buy ; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. 
