 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pages
...brain, And dunking largely fobers us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize New difhnt fcenes of endlefs... | |
 | Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 pages
...jult and well-adapted simile of Mr POPE : Fir'd at firft fight with what the mufe imparts, In fearlcfs youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of the mind ' , Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind j But more advanc'd behold with ftrange... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...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 the Pierian spring : There shallow...imparts, In fearless youth, we tempt the heights of arts, 220 While from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind • But... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...drinking largely fobers us again. 22O Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mufe imparts, Jn fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind. But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize 225 New diftant fcencs of endlefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 pages
...Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights or Arts, 110 While, from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize New diftant fcenes of endlefs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...And drinking largely fobers us again. Fir'd at firft figtu with what the Mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ;: B.ut, more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprife New diftant fcenes of endlefs... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...And drinking largely fobcrs us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mule imparts, In fearlcfs youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advnnc'd, behold with ftrange furprife Nov diftant fccnes of endlcfs... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...And. drinking largely fobers us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the mcife imparts, . In fearlefs youth we tempt the. heights of arts, While from. the...bounded level of our. mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with. ftrange furprize New dlftant fcenes of endlefs... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...And drinking largely fobers us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind; But, more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprife New diftant fcenes of endjefs... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...tempt the heights of art. Ver. MJ. But more adfwic'd, furvey, &c. CRITICISM. ' 3 j , .... * - 1 , . While, from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor.fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with llrangc furprife New diltant icenes of... | |
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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. 
