The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. Englische Studien - Page 61edited by - 1880Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 pages
...rhyme with all the rage of Impotence ! Such ihamelefs Bards we^have; add yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too. The bookful blockhead,...learned lumber in his head, * • With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, • ••••. And always lift'ning to himfelf appears : •' All books... | |
| 1720 - 302 pages
...the rage of impotence! Such ftiamelefs bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 blockhead, ignorantly read,...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 pages
...with all the rage of Impotence. 610 Such fliamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandoned Critics too, The bookful blockhead,...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 pages
...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 pages
...rage of Impotence. 610 Such fhamelefs Bards we have; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...the rage of impotence. Such fhamelefs bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignOrantly read,...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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