 Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds,...  Friends' Weekly Intelligencer - Page 1891858Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,...fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to eurich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Books... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Know ledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,...mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, '1 ill smooth'd, and squar'd, and fitted to ill place, Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. Knowledge... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...own. Knowledge, a rnde unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom bullds, Till smooth'd, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to eurich. Knowledge is prond that he has learn'd so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Books... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,...so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Books are not seldom talismans and spells, By which the magic art of shrewder wits Holds an unthinking... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1821 - 246 pages
...being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,...fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems t ' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much : Wisdom is humble that he knows no more,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge,...The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd, and fitted to it's place, Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. Knowledge... | |
 | William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pages
...own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber...it seems to' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Books are not seldom talismans and spells,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber...it seems to' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Books are not seldom talismans and spells,... | |
 | William Withering - Medicine - 1822 - 534 pages
...and illustrating that . . " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft times no connexion: Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more." Hence, after meditating on the discoveries and sublime speculations of a great astronomer, and sweeping... | |
 | John Evans - 1822 - 350 pages
...of practical wisdom, arising from the observance of the New Commandment. As a Christian poet says, Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which WISDOM builds Till smoothM, and squar'd, and fitted to its place, Docs but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. Knowledge... | |
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