| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Such shameless 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 stilt edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...have ; and yet 'tis true There are as mad ahandon'd critics too. The bdokful blockhead, ignoranily read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With...reads assails, From Dryden's fables down to Durfey's tale*. With him most authors steal their works, or buy -t Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Name... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...shameless bards we have : and yet 'tis ti u*s There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned...in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his eara, And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...Such shameless bards we have ; and yet 'tis true There are as mad abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned...Dryden's fables down to Durfey's tales. With him most anthors steal their works, or buy; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Name a new play, and he's... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...Suehsh.iraefnl bards we have; ami yet 'tis true, There are as mad abandon 'd critics too. The book fnl in : And, in its secret conclave, as it feels The body's woes and joys, this ruling pow'r slilj edifies his ears, And always list'ning to himself iippears. AH books he reads, and Ml he reads... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...shameless bards we have ; and yet 't is true there are as mad abandon'd critics too. •" The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, with loads of learned...his own tongue still edifies his ears, and always list'ning to himself appears : •'• all books he reads, and all he reads assails, from Dryden's... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...shameless bards we have; and yet 't is true there are as mad abandon'd critics too. Cll The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, with loads of learned...his own tongue still edifies his ears, and always list'ning to himself appears : CIS -II books he reads, and all he reads assails, i Dryden's Fables... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his cars, And always listening to himself appears. All books...all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down to Dorfcy's Tales : With him most authors steal their works, or buy ( Garth did not write his own Dispensary.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...shameless bards we have, $nd. yet 'tis true, There are as mad abandon'd critics too. The book-full blockhead, ignorantly read. With loads of learned...in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his cars, And always list'ning to himself appears — All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...have, and yet 'tis true, There are as mad abandon'd critics too. "he book-full blockhead, ignorant!}' read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his cars, And always list'ning to himself appears — ill books he reads, and all he reads assails, 'rom... | |
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