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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. "
The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with a life, by A. Dyce - Page 10
by Alexander Pope - 1863
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 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 furprrze New diftant fcenes of endlefs...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 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 furprize New diftant fcenes of endlefs...
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The Works of Mr. Henry Needler: Consisting of Original Poems, Translations ...

Henry Needler - 1735 - 252 pages
...a vaft number of Truths, which we * Fir'd, at firft Sight, with what the Mufe impartij 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 5 But more advanc'd, behold, with flraoge furprac, New diftant Scenes of endlefs...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...drinking largely fobers us again. . .. i 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, 221 Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...And drinking largely fobers us again. Kir'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, 22 1 Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...220 And drinking largely fobers us again. Fir'd atfirft fight with what the mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of arts, * . While from...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; 225 But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange furprize New diftant fcenes of...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of Arts, 220 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...
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...Fir'd at firft fight with what the Mufe imparts, Jn fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of Arts, 220 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...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...furprendre 3 <' n'avoir que cctte forte de merite, il en rougiroit plutet quiS " d' en etre vain." Vol. L « 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...
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The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of ...

Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...And diinking largely fobers us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the mufe impart?, 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 diftant fcenes of endlefs...
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