 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.  Englische Studien - Page 611880Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...impotence ! Such shameless bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. 6" 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: 615 All books lie reads, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...rage of impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have : and yet 'tis true, 610' There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, And always liftening to himfelf appears. 6t 5 All books he reads, and... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...things forgot. Without good-breeding, truth is difapprov'd ; That only makes fuperior fenfe belov'd. 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...the rage of impotence ! Such mamelefs hards we have ; and yet 'tis true. There are as mad abandon'd 1- tongue ftill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he rends, and all... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...impotence ! Such Ihamelcfs bards we have ; and yet 'tis There are as mad abariJon'd critics too. [true, The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ear-, And always lill'ningto himfclf appears. All books he reads, and all... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...fhamelefs bards we have, and yet 'tis true, There are as mad abandon'd critic's too. The book.full 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...(hamelefs bards we have ; and yet 'tis true There are as mad abandon'd critics too. 6n The bookfu! 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 i 615 All books he reads, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 pages
...Impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics top. 611 The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue liill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. (5 1 $ All books he reads,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...Impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. 6u 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. 6 1 ? All books he reads, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...impotence ! Such shameless 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, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always list'ning to himself appears : 615 All books he reads, and... | |
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