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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations - Page 62
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

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 his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...their sens*, And rhyme with all the rage of impotence! Such shameless bards we have ; and yet 'tis true There are as mad abandon'd critics too. The bookful...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears. And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 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...
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...their sense, and rhyme with all the rage of impotence. Such shameless bards we have; and yet 'tis true there are as mad abandon'd critics too. ' The bookful...of learned lumber in his head, with his own tongue still edifies his ears, and always list'ning to himself appears : '! all books lie reads, and all he...
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Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...rhyme with all the rage of impotence ! Such shameless bards we have : and yet 'tis true. There arc as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead,...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his cars, And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads...
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Poems

Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...impotence. Such 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 lumber in his head, with his own tongue still edifies his ears, and always list'ning to himself appears : CIS -II books he reads, and all he...
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 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 lumber 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...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 16

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 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...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...sense, And rhyme with all the rage of impotence ! Such shameless bards we have : and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, .Vith loads of learned lumber in his head, iVith his own tongue still edifies his cars, And always...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections, Additions ...

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...impotence ! Such shameless bards we have ; and yet 'tis true There are as mad abandon'd critics too. 61 1 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 AH books he reads, and all he...
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