 abandoned critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. 615 All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 222by Alexander Pope - 1891Full view - About this book
 | 1720 - 302 pages
...the rage of impotence! Such fliamelefs bards we have; and yet 'tis tra< There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...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 he reads... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1749 - 110 pages
...Impotence. Such fhamelefs Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, Thereareas mad, abandon'd Critics'too. 6il The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...learned lumber in his head, ' With his own tongue flill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. 6rfj AH books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 pages
...tYus Abufe cA \\ViP »rj»n»^ . Such {hamelefs Bards we have; and yet 't There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue (till edifies his ears, 615 And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. All books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...of Impotence. 6 io Such fhamelefs Bards we have; and yet ‘tis true¿ There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, 6 is And always lifl'ning to himfeif appears. All books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 pages
...Impotence. Such fhamelefsBards 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 ftill edifies his ears, And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. 615 All books he reads, and all he... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...ScUlpleas'd to teach, and y« R Such fhamelefs bards we have s and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignOrantly read,...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 he reads... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...rage of impotence. Such (hamelefs 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. iio "With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, .And always lift'ning to himfelf appears. 615 AH books... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...rage of impotence. Suth ShameleSs Bards we have: and yet ‘tis true, 6ia' There are as mad, abandon'd Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...edifies his ears, And always liStening to himSelf appeai-s. All books he reads, and all he reads alilils, From Dryden's Fables down to Durfey's Tales,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 476 pages
...rage of impotence. Such mamelefs Bards we have: and yet 'tis true, 610 There are as mad, abandon" d Critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,...of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue ftill edifies his ears, And always liftening to himfelf appears. ti All books he reads, and all he... | |
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