 | 1714 - 528 lehte
...Books, the fruttlefs Remedies of Grief. Dryd. Love The bookful Blockhead, ignorantly read, With Loads pf 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 aflails, From Dryden's Fables... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 lehte
...the rage of Impotence ! Such ihamelefs Bards we^have; add yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...ftill edifies his ears, • ••••. And always lift'ning to himfelf appears : •' All books he reads, and all he reads affails, From 'Dryderfs Fables... | |
 | 1720 - 302 lehte
...fenfe,, And rhyme with.all the rage of impotence! Such ftiamelefs bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful...his own tongue ftill edifies his ears,. And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads aflails,From Dryden's fables down... | |
 | 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
...caufe him to overlook this Abufe of his Per/tn. P. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true. There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, <5TJ And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads afiails, From Dryden's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 lehte
...caufe him to overlook this Abuft of his Perfon, P. 6 Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, WitrTloads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 615 And always... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 lehte
...rage of Impotence. 610 Such fliamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too, The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 6 i $ And always liil'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads afTails, From Dryden's... | |
 | 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 aflails From Dryden's fables, down... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...fenfe, And rhyme with all the rage of Impotence. 610 Such fhamelefs Bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 615 And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads affails, From Drydcn's... | |
 | 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... | |
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The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always list'ning to himself appears. 
