 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...wind: Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense; 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth...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... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 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
...: Pride, where wit fails, steps in tn our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense : 210 If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...knovr , Make use of ev'ry friend— —and ev'ry foe. A little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring :' There shallow...Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts , In fearlessyouth we tempt the heights of arts, While, from the bounded level of our mind, Short views... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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 Pierian spring: There shallow...imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights. of Arts, While from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind. But more... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxfcate the hrain, And drinking largely sohers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In (earless youth we tempt the Iveights of arts, 28 While from the hounded level of our mind Short views... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...to know, Make use of every friend— and every foe. A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow...imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...to know, Make use of every friend — and every foe. A little learning is a dangerous tiling ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow...intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. l-'ii't) at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts,... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 742 pages
...limits fit: — ' A little learning is a dangerous tiling, Drink deep or taste not the PicrUn sprint;, There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. J rpma'm, Mr. Editor, your obliged and .humble servant, I'. RAGAVIAH CHARY. Srrinaapatam, 98th March,... | |
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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. 
