 | John Milton - 1753 - 356 pages
...feck?) Uncertain and unfettled ftill remains, 326 Deep vers'd in books and fhallow in himfelf, . • t Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys, And trifles for choice matters, worth a fpunge j As children gathering pebbles on the fliore. 333 "* "i Or if I would delight my private hours... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 890 pages
...not A fpirit and judgment equal or fuperior, .(And what he brings, what needs he elfewhere feek ?^ Uncertain and unfettled ftill remains, Deep vers'd...books and mallow in himfelf,. Crude or intoxicate, collefting toys, And trifles for choice matters, worth a fpunge ; As children gathering pebbles on... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...needs he ellewhere feek ?) 325 Uncertain and unfettled flill remains, Deep vers'd in books, and (hallow in himfelf, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a fponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the more. 330 Ver. 322. — it/(o reads Incfflantly, &c.]... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...elsewhere seeb ?) 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 childeren gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight ray private hours With... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...elsewhere Uncertain and unsettled still remains, [seek?) Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge j As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With music... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...elsewhere seek ?) 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 childeren gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With musick... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...elsewhere seek .') 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...elsewhere seek ?) Uncertain and unsettled stilt remains, 325 Deep vers'd in boohs, and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a spunge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. " 330 Or, if I would dtligkt my private hours With music or with poem,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...elsewhere seek?) Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself, ivides the whole book as a tragedy, sponge ; As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With music... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...elsewhere seek ?) 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 gathering pebbles on the shore. Or, if I would delight my private hours With... | |
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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... 
