| William Smith - 1803 - 584 стор.
...greatest and best • Bacon. To this may he added what Pope beautifully says — " A little learning is a dangerous thing; " Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian Spring.'. Philosophers of every age; who have always been the most devout men. Far from being puffed up with... | |
| 1848 - 350 стор.
...pressure on the people, was the most unfortunate and inhuman man could invent. " A little learning is a dangerous thing, " Drink deep or touch not the pierian spring." The knowledge of our society being incorporated without investigation of the motives of that incorporation,... | |
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton - 1855 - 364 стор.
...the jaw of a German ?" " Sam," he replied, " the poet says with great truth, " ' A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian spring. ' " " Dear, dear," said I, " there is another strange sail hove in sight, as I am alive. What flag... | |
| Henry Coppée - 1873 - 498 стор.
...language is spoken. How often do we hear the sciolist condemned in these words : A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or touch not the Pierian spring ? Irreverence and rash speculation are satirized thus : Nay, fly to altars; there they 'II talk you... | |
| Jacob L. Stone - 1881 - 522 стор.
...when he begins to think about it. And that is what the poet meant when he said : " A little learning is a dangerous thing: Drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring." The imperfect study of the Bible is the cause that creates unbelievers and scoffers. A COLLECTION OF... | |
| 1882 - 310 стор.
...called to the light, and has escaped the opprobrium that properly belongs to it. " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring." Now If knowledge is in any sense good, why are we told it is dangerous unless one goes deep — down... | |
| 1910 - 844 стор.
...expression which can perhaps be best paraphrased in English by Pope's famous lines : A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or touch not the Pierian spring. It is but one of many expressions that might be quoted from Galvani, for he was a deep believer and... | |
| 1904 - 894 стор.
...draughts bring one back to God — which may perhaps be better translated by Pope's wellknown lines, ' Little learning (in philosophy) is a dangerous thing...surrounding a figure of the genius of science, were the expressions "mars mi Ai vita," " Death is life for me" and " Spiritus, intus, a/it," " The spirit works... | |
| Michael Francis O'Reilly (in religion Potamian), James Joseph Walsh - 1909 - 438 стор.
...one back to God"—(which may be better translated, perhaps, for English readers by Pope's well known lines, "A little learning [in philosophy] is a dangerous...figure of the genius of science, were the two legends: " Mors mihi vita," " Death is life for me," and " Spiritus intus alit," "The spirit works within,"... | |
| 1895 - 626 стор.
...the editor can control it, for correct as he may, the printer will have his way. "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or touch not the Pierian Spring There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, But drinking largely sobers us again." Of course we shall... | |
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