| Oscott St. Mary's sem - 1828 - 496 страници
...bosom that beats, Is for friends that are far away. T. THE RUM-FISH CLUB. TO THE EDITOR. " The bookfull blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned...his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears." POM. MR. 1DITUR, THIS truth is, I fear, too literally exemplified in... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 страници
...own tongue still edifies his ears, „ And always listening to himself appears. All books he rends, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's fables down to Durfey's tales. With him most authors steal their works, or buy ; Garth did not write his own dispensary. Name a new... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 832 страници
...Plato and Pindar, at his own table, to some boohleamed companion, without blushing. Km ft. The bookjvl blockhead, ignorantly read. With loads of learned...his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. Pope. Among those venerable galleries, and solitary scenes of the university,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 страници
...dares the world ; and eager of a name. He thrusts about, and jostles into fame. Id. Hind and Panther. All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down to D — y's Tales. Pope. Sensible of their own force, and allured by the prospect of so rich a prize,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 страници
...impotence! Such shameless bards we have: and yet 'tie trae, 61C There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. g gore, 950 The sword Asteropeus possess'd of old...studs of gold) Shall pay the stroke, and grace the str listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down... | |
| Robert Montgomery - 1831 - 282 страници
...several pages, till, suddenly pouncing on some hapless author, he grins himself into critical ecstasy:— All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's fables down to Durfey's tales: With him most authors steal their works, or buy ; Garth did not write his own Dispensary. Let us, however,... | |
| Robert Montgomery - 1831 - 298 страници
...pages, till, suddenly pouncing on some hapless author, he grins himself into critical ecstacy : — All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's fables down to Durfey*s tales : With him most authors steal their works, or buy ; Garth did not write his own Dispensary.... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 страници
...gall." Though he wrote in bitterness and wrath, it cannot be denied, that he described a character. " The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listening to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads assails, From Dryden's Fables down... | |
| 1833 - 422 страници
...gall." Though he wrote in bitterness and wrath, it cannot be denied, that he described a character. " The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With bis own tongue still edifies his ears, And always listemng to himself appears. All boohs he reads,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 страници
...impotence ! Such shameless bards we have; and yet, 'tis true, 610 There are as mad, abandon'd critics too. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads...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 Fables... | |
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