 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...Impotence ! Such ihamelefs Bards we^have; add 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, • ••••. And always lift'ning to himfelf... | |
 | English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...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... | |
 | 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 - English literature - 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... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 406 pages
...impotence. Such mamelefs Bards we have : and yet 'tis true, 610 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 liflening to himfelf appears. 615 All books... | |
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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. 
