 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 lehte
...icnow', Make use ofcv'ry friend' — and ev'ry foe*. A little learning fs a dangerous thing* ; Drink deep', or taste not the Pierian spring There shallow...the brain* ; And drinking largely sobers us again*. 3 Fir'd at first sight with what the muse imparts', In fearless youth', we tempt the heights of arts*... | |
 | Laurie R. King - 2009 - 512 lehte
...demanded, impatient at her apparent non sequitur. " 'A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow...the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.' That is," she added, "supposing you were referring to Alexander Pope. It's a common misquotation, and... | |
 | Henry H. Bauer - 1999 - 372 lehte
...pseudo-scientist. He illustrates what Pope was talking about [322]: A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: There shallow...intoxicate the Brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. To my own satisfaction, then, I have concluded that Velikovsky's ideas about matters of natural science... | |
 | Scott D. Evans - 1999 - 180 lehte
...The simile tells a story of overconfidence leading into danger. Illustrating how "In fearless Youthwe tempt the Heights of Arts, / While from the bounded Level of our Mind, / Short Views we take," Pope adopts an alpine context to explain the dangerous inaccuracy of such intellectual presumption:... | |
 | Deborah C. Sawyer - 1998 - 234 lehte
...1998, p. A3. Information: The Key to Better Decisions "A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep or taste not the Pierian Spring There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain While drinking largely sobers us again." Alexander Pope, 1711 The word "information" has become such... | |
 | Raymundo Joaquín Sada Anaya - 1999 - 332 lehte
...Oratio de hominis dignitatc/ A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pieran spring; There, shallow draughts intoxicate the brain. And drinking largely, sobers us again, Alexander Pope. Una primera consideración que salta a la vista respecto a la oración sobre la dignidad... | |
 | David Breashears - 2000 - 340 lehte
...Sumiyo, Wongchu, Jangbu, Paula, Liz, Audrey, and Brad A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow...intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. —Alexander Pope >•*•*' Camp I • 19,500ft. David Breashears's Everest Ascents and Attempts North... | |
 | Dhruv S. Kaji - 2001 - 244 lehte
...damaging than no knowledge. In the words of Alexander Pope: A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow...intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Chapter Four Tne Texts THE TEACHINGS OF VEDANTA are contained in the vast treasure-house of Sanskrit... | |
 | Alex Meystel, E. R. Messina - 2001 - 688 lehte
...Intelligent Systems. AHP, Robot Groups 1. Introduction A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow...intoxicate the brain And drinking largely sobers us again. Alexander Pope The brain is the most overrated organ. Woody Allen There are no satisfactory definitions... | |
 | Joseph Twadell Shipley - 2001 - 688 lehte
...last and latest, superlatives of late, see leid I. ) A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow...intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. —Pope, Essay on Criticism All that is, at all, Lasts ever, past recall, Earth changes, but thy soul... | |
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain. And drinking largely sobers us again. 
