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A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring [216] There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. A LITTLE LEARNING IS A DANGEROUS THING DRINK DIP OR TASTE NOT THE PERIOD SPRING THERE SHALLOW DROUGHTS INTOXICATE THE BRAINS AND DRINKING LARGELY SOBERS US AGAIN
orn your mighty names shall sound, [193] And worlds applaud that must not yet be found! Oh may some spark of your celestial fire, The last, the meanest of your sons inspire, (That, on weak wings, from far pursues your flights, Glows while he reads, but trembles as he writes), To teach vain wits a science little known, To admire superior sense, and doubt their own! * * * * * PART II. Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever nature has in worth denied, She gives in large recruits of needful pride; For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swelled with wind: Pride where wit fails steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. If once right reason drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with resistless day Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, Make use of every friend--and every foe.  PART TWO OF AN A SEA ON CRITICISM BY ELEXENDER POPE THE SLEEP OF AX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OF ALL THE CAUSES WHICH CONSPIRE TO BLIND MAN'S ERR IN JUDGMENT AND MISGUIDE THE MIND WHAT THE WEAK HEAD WHICH STRONGEST SPIRES RULES IS PRIDE THE NEVER FAILING VICE OF FOOLS WHAT NATURE HAS IN WORTH DENIED SHE GIVES IN LARGE RECRUITS OF NEEDFUL PRIDE FOR AS IN BODIES THUS IN SOUL WE FIND WHAT ONCE IN BLOOD AND SPIRIT SWELLED WITH WIND PRIDE WHEREWITH FAILS STEPS INTO OUR DEFENCE AND FILLS UP ALL THE MIGHTY VOID OF SENSE IF ONE'S RIGHT REASON DRIVES THAT CLOUD AWAY TRUTH BREAKS UPON US WITH RESISTLESS DAYS TRUST NOT YOURSELF BUT YET AFFECTS TO KNOW MAKE USE OF EVERY FRIEND AND EVERY FOE
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