 Mountains of whimsies, heap'd in his own brain, Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into doubt's boundless sea, where, like to drown, Books bear him up a while and make him try To swim with bladders of philosophy, In hopes still to...  Comicorum graecorum fragmenta - Seite 1191840 - 275 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...Bogs, and thorny Brakes : While the mifguided Follow'r climbs with Pain Mountains of Whimfeys heap'd in his own Brain ; Stumbling from Thought to Thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs Sea, where like to drown, Books bear hiln up a while, and make him try To fwim with Bladders... | |
 | John Wilmot Earl of Rochester - 1714 - 344 Seiten
...Bogs, and thorny Brakes : Whilft the mifguided Follower climbs with Pain, Mountains of Whimues, htapt in his own Brain : Stumbling from Thought to Thought, falls headlong down / Into Doubt's boundlefs Sea, wheie like to drown Books bear him up a-while, and make him ery To fwim with Bladders... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 Seiten
...Krain $• ; Stumbling from Thought to Thought, falls headlong • (dowa- . . Into Doubt's boundlefs Sea, where like to drown, Books bear him up a while, and make him try Tofwim with Bladders of Philofophy, In hopes ftill too'ertake th'efcaping Light, 'Till fpent, it leaves... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 258 Seiten
...his own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs fca, where like to drown Books bear him up a while, and make him try To f« im with bladders of philofophy ; In hopes ftill to o'ertake the fkipping light, The vapour dances... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 254 Seiten
...bogs, and thorny brakes ; Vv'hilft the mifguidcd follower climbs with pain Mountains of whimfies, heapt in his own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs fJa, where like to drown Books bear him up a while, and make him try To fivim with bladders... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 Seiten
...bogs, and thorny brakes; U'hilft the mifguided follower climbs with pain Mountains of whimfies, heapt in his own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down fnto Doubt's boundlefs fea, where like to drown 'Jcoks bear him up a while, and make him try Fo fv.'im... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 248 Seiten
...own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, fells headlong down Into Doubt's .boundlefs fea, uhere like to drown Books bear him up a while, and make him try To fwim wkh bladders of philofophy ; In hopes ftill to o'ertake the flapping light, The vapour dances... | |
 | 1793 - 806 Seiten
...bogs, and thorny brake« , Whild the mifguided follower climb« with pain Mountains of whimfics, heapt in his own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs fea, where like to drown Books bear him up a while, and make him try To fwim with bladders... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 Seiten
...his own braiu : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs fea, where like to drown Books bear him up a while, and make him try To fwim with bladders of philofophy ; In hopes dill to o'ertakc tile fkipping light, The vapour dances... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 Seiten
...bogs, and thorny brakes ; Whilft the mifguidcd follower climbs with paiu. Mountains of whimfies, heapt in his own brain : Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down Into Doubt's boundlefs fea, where like to drown Books bear him up a while, ant! make him try To fwim with bladders... | |
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