 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 str.
...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... | |
 | 1720 - 302 str.
...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... | |
 | Henry Needler - 1735 - 252 str.
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 str.
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 str.
...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... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 str.
...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 the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind ; 225 But more advanc'd, behold with ftrange... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 str.
...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... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 str.
...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... | |
 | Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 str.
...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 str.
...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... | |
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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. 
