 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense; 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust...not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing ; 215 Drink deep, or taste not... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pages
...moral Poet ', too, will teach us the same lesson : " A lirle learning is a dangerous thing ; " Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. " There shallow...the brain, " And drinking largely sobers us again +." What then if THOMAS PAINE, who is well known tobe * Lord BACON was a serious believer in the Gospel... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. ....not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing ; 215 Drink deep, or taste not... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...into our defence , And nils up all the mighty void of sense. If once iight Reason drives that cloud away , Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust not yourself ; but, your defects to knovr , Make use of ev'ry friend— —and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust...not yourself; but your defects to know, Make use of ev'iy friend — and ev'ry .foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 698 pages
...where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once riglit reason drives that clond away, Truth breaks upon us...every foe. A little learning is a dangerous thing! Prink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; Therexshallow dranghts intoxicate the brain. And drinking... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust...— and every foe. A little learning is a dangerous tiling ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...to know, Make use of ev'ry friend — and ev'ry foe. A little learning is и dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow...largely sobers us again, Fir'd at first sight with «hat the Muse imparts, In fearless yonth we tempt the heights of arts, While Лот the bounded level... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...to know, Make use uf ev'ry friend — ar.d ev'ry foe. A litllf learning is a dang'rous thing ; Drink air spoken iniparu, In fearless youth we tempt the heights or Arts, While from tile bounded level of our mind... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once right Reason drives that cloud away. Truth breaks upon us with resistless day. Trust...every foe. A little learning is a dangerous thing ! Drink deep, or lasts not the Pierian spring ; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking... | |
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. 
