 | Ancient learning - 1812 - Počet stránok 322
...Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge ; As children gath'ring pebbles on the shore. MILTON. OUR best seed-time, which be scholars, as it is very timely,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - Počet stránok 366
...elsewhere seekr ] Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep vcrs'd in books, and shallow in himself, And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where, so soon As in our native language,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - Počet stránok 832
...Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, as a tragedy, Or, if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - Počet stránok 356
...Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth,...sponge ; As. children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language,... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 284
...Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth...sponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I•would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - Počet stránok 220
...Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth...sponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language,... | |
 | 1823 - Počet stránok 408
...The sea of harvest ' Thomson Autunm. 330. 'S'. Г. NUG^E. No. VIL— {Continued from No. LUI. p. 23.] collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge ; As children gath'ring pebbles on the shore. Paradise Regained, iv. 325. IN No. LIV. of this Journal, p. 277, eight... | |
 | 1824 - Počet stránok 456
...second books of the Proserpine, are among the best. .- NUGJS. No. X.— [Continued from No. LVIIL] collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth...sponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Paradise Regained, iv. 335. 1. I HE following is a copy of the epitaph inscribed on the tomb of Joshua... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - Počet stránok 468
...and unsettled still remains, 326 Deep vers'd in books and shallow in himself, , Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys, And trifles for choice matters, worth...sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. sso Or if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - Počet stránok 510
...remains, Deep vers'd in books and shallow ip himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys, And trines for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. 350 Or if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native... | |
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Wise men have said, are wearisome : who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior (And what he brings, what needs he elsewhere seek?) Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books and shallow... 
