 | 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...appears : •' All books he reads, and all he reads affails, From 'Dryderfs Fables down to 2)— y's Tales. With him, moft authors fteal their works, or... | |
 | 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...himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads aflails,From Dryden's fables down to D—y's tales. With him, moft authors fteal their works, or buy;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...impotence ! Such (hamelefs bards we have; and yet tis tru<?, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...all he reads aflails, From Dryden's fables down to D—y's tales. With him, moil authors fteal their works, or buy; Garth did not writ* his own Diffeajary.... | |
 | Robert Morris - Architecture - 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 - 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...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, <5TJ And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads afiails, From Dryden's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, WitrTloads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 615 And always lift'niiig to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads aflails, From Dryden's... | |
 | 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...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 6 i $ And always liil'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads afTails, From Dryden's... | |
 | Christopher Smart - English poetry - 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 aflails From Dryden's fables, down... | |
 | 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...head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 615 And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he reads affails, From Drydcn's... | |
 | 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... | |
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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. 
